I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge.

My last defense / Is the present tense.

I think there are things for all of us to do as long as we're here and we're healthy.

I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.

Life for my child is simple, and is good.

Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're not less than anybody else.