Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear what is being said to me by the voices I create.

We are all historians in our small way.

Our own front door can be a wonderful thing, or a sight we dread; rarely is it only a door.

When a woman gives birth her waters break and she pours out the child and the child runs free.

There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn't felt that.

You're never alone with a book, are you? It's a dialogue.

The best language is always found in books because it's considered. It's a high language. Sometimes, it is complex and difficult. It's empowering and offers a way to speak about yourself that you don't have if all you are doing is reading the newspaper and watching TV.