Those who have not been stung will hardly fear a bee the same as those who have.

Writers are a product of where we come from but by looking at alternatives to the culture in which we live, we can find ways to change and hopefully improve it.

I'm not sure how much easier it is for a mother to balance her life now - have we simply swapped one set of restrictions for another?

I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi.

A book is a story, even if it's non-fiction, and once I've read it, I have the story with me inside my head always.

She wishes her grandmother had not been so protective, and that she understood better what passes between a man and woman. As it is, she simply enjoys the feelings and wonders if they are what lightning is made of, for everything comes back to the weather. Tears like rain. Smiles like the sun. Hair as dry as sand and fear like the dark ocean.

If we don't value the people who inspire us (and money is one mark of that) then what kind of culture are we building?