Living on hope is like being hungry all the time.

Why do you still feel the need to punish yourself for something that was out of your control?

gardening is a madness and a rapture.

For my money, there are no more fascinating, hard-working, vulnerable creatures on earth than writers. Every day, they lay their souls out there for public approval or rejection.

Some people say that suicide is a sin, but I have never believed that. I say it's God's way of calling certain folks home early. It's much nicer than an awful accident, where the rest of us are left wondering if the person really wanted to go.

If you're around someone who makes you feel good, you have to go for it. Don't hold back.

Yet the past has a will of its own, and you must learn to entertain it, because it will visit, invited or not.