How is it possible, as you get to know someone better, to realize how good his past is at not letting you find out anything more about him?

In a family, no matter how dysfunctional she is, when one member loses, when one becomes smaller, all lose, all end up becoming smaller.

And all that you are sorry for is what you haven't done.

Babies don't need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of.

The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain. [Ger., Den Bosen sind sie los, die Bosen sind geblieben.]

There was no one left to speak for me.

We had one moment in history where we were disseminating what we now call the Islamic State. That's when we finally cut the deal with the insurgents.

One day you'll love me, the way I love you. One day you'll think of me the way I think of you. One day you'll cry for me, the way I cry for you. One day you'll want me, but I won't want you.

Part of what I try to do in schools is take poetry off of a pedestal and make it a little more accessible and approachable.

I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town.

The main purpose of my work is to provoke people into using their imagination and make their surroundings more exciting.