The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.

Like most hearts, it was complicated, shaded with dark and dappled with light.

Going out and not only meeting the kids, but meeting the teachers and the librarians and seeing the world, fills me up.

I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children.

There's a Buddhist precept that the only thing you deserve is the chance to do the work, and I've been given the chance to do the work.

The book [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane] is about the fact that living in this world means that your heart is necessarily going to get broken. But the book also says that's okay. That's the only way to live a truly human life - with your heart getting broken - and eventually getting flooded with love.

I love adventurous travel. I also love pancakes, and making pancakes for other people. You would definitely find me in the airy treetop as opposed to below ground.