Anybody who instantly goes from being a poet and a graduate student to being a public figure has to be in a state of shock. First people want to praise you, and then they want to attack you. No one can prepare you for it.

I actually think leaving your children alone to fantasize, to write, to make projects on their own is good for them. Breathing down their necks is a form of control. Children should have their own space.

Courage is the only Magic worth having.

I remember everything but forgive anyway.

Solitude is considered un-American.

I think I've become more cynical about sex. Meaning, I don't think sex in and of itself leads to an epiphany.

Murky language means someone wants to pick your pocket.