My big concern is me and what do I do now until the time of my death. That is valid. That is useful. That is beautiful. That is creative.
Mothers and children are human beings, and they will sometimes do the wrong thing.
Kids never get pissed at their parents. Unheard of.
Children surviving childhood is my obsessive theme and my life's concern.
Make it dangerous or it's not worth doing.
You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson - she's probably the top - Mozart, Shakespeare, Keats. These are wonderful gods who have gotten me through the narrow straits of life.