As your training moves from base training to more intense work, to tapering, your nutrition needs to change.

I like church. It's empty when I go. I walk around. There are so many beautiful Catholic churches in New York.

In memory Venice is always magic.

What does one tell a husband? One tells him nothing.

If one is to learn to live with the dead, one must first learn to live with the living!

Inspiration is cross-pollinating.

As I tell my intro creative writing students, after reading someone you love, wait at least an hour before starting to write.

Even in my revenge fantasy where all I do is exercise, I can still do only twenty-five pull-ups. Pull-ups are tough, no joke.

Artists can help re-imagine a conflict and start a dialogue.

On one hand, it is very important that democracy and human rights be defended across borders. But it is also very important to respect the right of each country to choose its own path.

Women's hearts are like old china, none the worse for a break or two.