Literature Gives Us The Great Gift Of

Life Is Not Orderly. No Matter How We Try To Make Life So, Right In The Middle Of It We Die, Lose A Leg, Fall In Love, Drop A Jar Of Applesauce. In Summer, We Work Hard To Make A Tidy Garden, Bordered By Pansies With Rows Or Clumps Of Columbine, Petunias, Bleeding Hearts. Then We Find Ourselves Longing For The Forest, Where Everything Has The Appearance Of Disorder; Yet We Feel Peaceful There.

If You Are Not Afraid Of The Voices Inside You, You Will Not Fear The Critics Outside You.

I Don't Mean To Be Flippant About Cancer - It Was Hard, It Was Tough And It Was Scary. Then My Next Manuscript Was About Cancer Because I Had A Whole New Topic To Write About. And Because I Wrote, It Didn't Take Over. Writing Took The Chaos Out Of Cancer.

I'm Never Ashamed To Read A Book Twice Or As Many Times As I Want. We Never Expect To Drink A Glass Of Water Just Once In Our Lives. A Book Can Be That Essential, Too.

Ultimately, Writing Is About Trusting Your Own Mind. It Is An Act Of Discovery.