When I'm writing, I write. And then it's as if the muse is convinced that I'm serious and says, 'Okay. Okay. I'll come.'

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous.

I'm happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn't a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use.

People don't always remember what you say or even what you do, but they always remember how you make them feel.

People have to feel needed. Frequently, we just offer a job and 'perks.' We don't always offer people a purpose. When people feel there is a purpose and that they're needed, there's not much else to do except let them do the work.

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a woman called by a devaluing name will only be weakened by the misnomer.