She has the majesty of hurricanes and explosions.

Momentum,' She repeats. 'You can't just stand there if you want something to fly. You have to run.

Home?' I say. It's a word that can mean anywhere and nowhere.

The madness of youth made me unafraid.

When I was 11 or 12, I was really bored with everything on my summer reading list. It was all happy, middle-grade kinds of books. I was getting frustrated, because I liked to read. My mother went to the library and got me a copy of 'The Other Side of Midnight' by Sidney Sheldon. It was my first adult book.

Fate, I think, is a thief.

Every star has been set in the sky. We mistakenly think they were put there for us.