Our Imaginations Are Strong As Children. Sometimes

She Glances Back Before Stepping Into The Alley, And She Catches Her Grandfather Looking At Her The Way He Does Sometimes--as If She's Already Gone, As If He's Practicing Sorrow.

Love Is Selfless, It Is A Weakness, A Giving In, A Constant Falling.

If I'd Learned Nothing Else, It Was This: If You Want To Be A Great Writer, Be A Man. If You Can't Be A Man, Write Like One.

It's Not That I Bounce Ideas Off Of My Children As Much As It Is That Having Children Has Had A Profound Effect On The Way I See The World. They Have Mined My Soul. They've Made Me A Better Person And Therefore A More Empathetic Writer.

Each Genre Has Something To Teach Me About The Others. Not All The Lessons Are Transferable, But Many Of The Most Important Ones Are.