Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.

It'd be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that's not all worn out from being called so much.

You dont have to live forever just live.

Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy.

I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths.

The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning.

I have a wonderful husband, and we have had a great life.