“I hope that I capture something in my work that is about the elusive, the magical and powerful and the transformative. The writing in itself is transformative for me.”

“The writing in itself is transformative for me.”

“I have found that a writer is formed not so much by their experiences but by the way in which they view and capture those experiences.”

“I write because I am a writer, not because I want to get anything out of it.”

“Writing isn't difficult. Writing well is difficult. What is most difficult is being with the interior experience that manifests as resistance to writing.”

“She held herself until the sobs of the child inside subsided entirely. I love you, she told herself. It will all be okay.”

“Leila dreamt that her Soul was on fire. It was not a nightmare. Shannon was in the dream. Shannon was telling her to wake up. She woke up, burning as if she had a fever, nearly soaking wet with sweat. Kevin was asleep beside her.”