I didn't start writing so that I could more deeply know myself. I was bored of myself, my life, my childhood, my hometown. I started writing as a way to know others, to get away from myself.

Writing across genres has made me more prolific. When one is fighting me or simply not cutting it, I turn to another.

Some of the best work done to combat the Republicans has been wit and humor.

I want to keep looking at ways to stride forward with positivity.

Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth.

It's not that I bounce ideas off of my children as much as it is that having children has had a profound effect on the way I see the world. They have mined my soul. They've made me a better person and therefore a more empathetic writer.

Don't shame the young for releasing their pent-up fear.