People make me feel like I have a problem because I haven't had a kid yet.
Some literary types subscribe to the notion that being a writer like Salinger entitles a person to remain free of the standards that might apply to mere mortals.
Wherever it is you make your home, there is always this other place, this other person, calling to you. Come to me. Come back.
The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn.
I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story.
Imagine if you succeeded in making the world perfect for your children what a shock the rest of life would be for them.
I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if a person isn't paid for what she writes.
At heart, "uncertainty" and "investing" are synonyms.
I have no respect for the right-to-life position. But when you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion. The Catholic Church may espouse its opinion on abortion to the members of its congregation. But they are in violation of separation of church and state when they try to proselytize their abortion politics on people who are not Catholics.
The truth is that's always when it's the most fun, when you're able to just be wherever you are, be whatever scene it is you're doing, whatever the incredible actors you're with. Being busy is something that I just love and thrive on.
Familiarity isn't always a good thing. . . sometimes you need a little crisis to shake things up.