Politics isn't what defines a person, and it shouldn't define a relationship. I made the mistake of letting that intrude on my relationships.

People love the way they're capable of loving-but that's not always how you want them to love or how you think they should love.

Just think: people decided one day that a day should be set aside for motherhood and fatherhood. What a great concept that is.

I think the earlier stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest. Particularly because the person knows that they are losing awareness. They're aware that they're losing awareness, and you see them struggling.

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

I'm not the angry, rebellious child that I was. You can remain a child for a long time. I certainly did. I was a slow learner.

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.