Most of my books are a two-year project. I tend to follow my heart and my mind and research materials where they take me.

I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching.

Life is a process where people mix and match, fall apart and come back together.

There are some things we do simply because the doing is a success.

One stands, in fact, in awe of the Constitution of the United States, though it is an idea and not quite a reality.

If you are sitting there waiting for someone to tell you how wonderful you are, you'll never get anything done. Women need to get over being women. I'm tired of that socialization of women; that we are always supposed to be sitting around pleasing somebody.

Poetry and music are very good friends. Like mommies and daddies and strawberries and cream - they go together.