Sometimes poetry--words--give us a small, lovely look at ourselves. And sometimes that is enough.

I love to talk to children about making mistakes. Its important that I tell them about how I dont get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances.

Sometimes poetry--words--give us a small, lovely look at ourselves. And sometimes that is enough.

You should know that there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be.

Life is made up of circles ... Life is not a straight line ... And sometimes we circle back to a past time. But we are not the same. We are changed forever.

I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

My greatest fear is being somewhere without a book.