Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.

Sometimes poetry--words--give us a small, lovely look at ourselves. And sometimes that is enough.

In a way, my childhood was one long bunch of pages... I read and read and read.

I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

What is perfect? Journey, a thing doesn't have to be perfect to be fine. That goes for a picture. That goes for life....Things can be good enough.

Life is made up of circles ... Life is not a straight line ... And sometimes we circle back to a past time. But we are not the same. We are changed forever.

My greatest fear is being somewhere without a book.

I never work from an outline, and often I dont know how the story will end.

You should know that there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be.

All the world can be found in poetry. All you need to see and hear. All the moments, good and bad, joyous and sad.

Fact and fiction are different truths.

Whatever you do, put all your soul, your spirit and your strength into it.

You don't have to fake your lifestyle to be relevant. You are already a perfect creation from God. Be proud of your true self.

I see myself as an instrument of justice, not a dispenser of it."-Detective Thanet.

Mulled ale for the frozen man, And mulled ale for the weary:For mulled ale is the body's friendAnd makes the sick heart merry.

The Internet has become a hate-filled town square with no limits put on destructive verbal behavior.

I'm not focused on what other people think of me.

The great mistake about Europe is taking the countries seriously and letting them quarrel and drop bombs on one another.

I'm still astounded by some people's reaction to things I consider quite normal.

I have met almost everyone I've wanted to meet.

I feel I've been blessed with a gift of creativity and composition. That's why I've been able to keep going.