Every child, woman, and man should possess license to speak or sing in his or her true voice.

At Home in the World is the story of a young woman, raised in some difficult circumstances, and how she survives. It tells a story of redemption, not victimhood.

One of the sad realities of being a parent is that the same stuff you know is exciting, educational, and enriching in your child'slife is often messy, smelly and exhausting to deal with.

The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art.

Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have perhaps forgotten what it's like to be 12 years old.

A person who deserves my loyalty receives it.

For 25 years, I did take my responsibilities as a pleaser of others sufficiently seriously.