Mama says it's okay to be on the quiet side—if quiet means you're listening, watching, taking it all in.

A lot of times, when people send me books to read - new writers mostly - I find that the book is still in a draft stage and that before it can leave the writer's hands and head to a publisher, it needs about five more revisions. Some people don't want to do that.

I think I'd rather have my heart broke than do the breaking. —Lena

People are going to judge you all the time no matter what you do...Don't worry about other people. Worry about you.

I've learned about marrying poetry and prose and making both accessible.

When you think of how a child experiences a series of events, it feels, for so long, like she's looking at everything from behind this glass and it's obscured.

I wouldn't mind the early autumn if you came home today I'd tell you how much I miss you and know I'd be okay. It's funny how we never know exactly how our life will go It's funny how a dream can fade with the break of day. Time can't erase the memory and time can't bring you home Last Summer was a part of me and now a part is gone. —Margaret