Small children are capable of great love. Love that overwhelms. Love that changes small worlds completely. Dangerous feelings that blot out everything.

Maybe the truth is, there's a little bit of loser in all of us. Being happy isn't having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe it's about stringing together all the little things.

It is difficult to learn what you do not enjoy. So love every bit of knowledge and enjoy every moment.

I write while listening to music, mostly because the world beyond my headphones is too chaotic.

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

If you're going to play a cowboy, show up with the horse at the audition

Poetry is a language pared down to its essentials.

I'm one helluva communicator.

New York City is a fascinating place because it's very good at using the energy in attracting some of the best and the brightest from everywhere.

We never could design a building as beautiful as the trees.

I don't need protecting. I am not the girl you save. I am fine.