To write requires an ego, a belief that what you say matters. Writing also requires an aching curiosity leading you to discover, uncover, what is gnawing at your bones.

When I write, I put one foot in front of the other. It's an act of faith. I just follow my heart.

Grief dares us to love once more.

CONVERSATION is the vehicle for change.

Shards of glass can cut and wound or magnify a vision.

When I said, "I am my mother, but I'm not," I was saying my path would be my own.

I don't think of myself as an American; I see myself as a human being.