Writers ... I think ... live on that fine line between insanity and genius.

I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try.

We need to make sure our children travel to see things. Not necessarily long distances but at least out of the neighborhood. On a train. A boat. An airplane.

There is no such thing as writer's block. There is only not enough information. If you can't write, learn something.

We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained.

We are less lonely when we connect. Art is connection.

I prefer her [Nina Simone's] jazz period much more so than her folk period.