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.

Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.

All the world can be found in poetry. All you need to see and hear. All the moments, good and bad, joyous and sad.

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

Im working on a bunch of things with my daughter Emily. In some ways, shes a smarter and better editor than I am.