Women are constantly underestimated in our power, our reach, our collective pull.

I have faith in human beings. I struggle with that faith.

The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.

Try to think of writing as a gift - more complexly put: it is the curse and the cure.

I'm a writer of faith. I was raised Catholic, and I have a deeply Catholic imagination.

Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking.

Love is selfless, it is a weakness, a giving in, a constant falling.