Alzheimer's disease locks all the doors and exits. There is no reprieve, no escape.

I did what most writers do when something happens that's overwhelming, fascinating, moving, all of that. I didn't know what else to do about it except write about it.

That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched.

I think we can work through a lot of political and international problems, but what really frightens me is what's happening environmentally.

You have to separate yourself from your parents. You do. In order to find yourself.

I knew people were independently publishing, and I buy books on Amazon. I began seriously considering it when Amanda Hocking was in the news about her self-publishing success.

When I was a child, our summer days were spent swimming; chlorine in my hair was like perfume to me.