I'm not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen - that I would get from reading at least the front page of the Times every day or every other day would outweigh the depression.
Sharon OldsI did not deceive him, he did not deceive me, I did not leave him, he did not leave me, I freed him, he freed me.
Sharon OldsTake your vitamins. Exercise. Just work to love yourself as much as you can - not more than the people around you but not so much less.
Sharon OldsMany poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there are two poems I need to write, one about x, one about y. This is a wonder to me.
Sharon Olds