"Being a lifelong poetry reader, I know there are many more published poems about death than any other subject."

"As I’ve collected the poems, prose pieces and quotes for This is Farewell, I’ve come to understand how they help us t…"

"Mother Suzanne Aubert, founder of the Sisters of Compassion, gives us comfort in her practical wisdom: “Following the…"

"[About Madonna] I disagree. Nor do I agree with the association of Madonna's name with the title of her LP Like a Vir…"

"I could have had a career in cinema. It was difficult to reinvent myself as a singer. I have a weak voice. I can swin…"

"I do yoga and meditation. I'm a vegetarian and I've given up alcohol."

"It's better to be the one who leaves than the one who is left."

"My recurring dream, for many years now, is of a giant wave about to crash onto a beach where I am with a group of fri…"

"I discovered Buddhism during my mother's illness, when I moved to the United States to care for her. It's hard to see…"

"My hair has always been my strong point, everyone wondered who took care of it: instead, I trimmed it myself with sci…"