To Be Great, Art Has

But Grace Can Be The Experience Of A Second Wind, When Even Though What You Want Is Clarity And Resolution, What You Get Is Stamina And Poignancy And The Strength To Hang On.

...most Of The Time, All You Have Is The Moment, And The Imperfect Love Of The People Around You.

My Father Was A Writer, So I Grew Up Writing And Reading And I Was Really Encouraged By Him.

The Very First Thing I Tell My New Students On The First Day Of A Workshop Is That Good Writing Is About Telling The Truth. We Are A Species That Needs And Wants To Understand Who We Are. Sheep Lice Do Not Seem To Share This Longing, Which Is One Reason They Write So Very Little. But We Do. We Have So Much We Want To Say And Figure Out.

Having A Baby Is Like Suddenly Getting The World's Worst Roommate.