As far as I know, my husband never had a baby.

I used to think that elder love, if it even existed, was confined to rocking chairs or golf carts, that it had to be a dull business because of the physical limitations of age.

I doubt if there is one married person on earth who can be objective about divorce. It is always a threat, admittedly or not, and such a dire threat that it is almost a dirty word.

For me, Art is the restoration of order. It may discuss all sort of terrible things, but there must be satisfaction at the end. A little bit of hunger, but also satisfaction.

I'd found him, and he was mine - cute little bugger that he was, messed up glasses, funky shoes and all.

In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath.

Queuing tips for fans: wrap up and bring food!

New kinds of heroics need to be celebrated - like love, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, diplomacy - or we're not going to get there.

To get squares you have to give up squares.

It feels so exhausting to be so bad at something I loved so much.

I have written every poem, every novel, for the same purpose-to find out what I think, to know where I stand.

My greatest fear is fear. Ooh, meta.

For me, faith is more about aspiration than complacency - the smug satisfaction that other people find distasteful.