My favorite uncle died when I was eleven, and that was two months after 9/11, so that was a particularly difficult time with my family.

I'm always writing from some difficult place and seeing how the character survives... or doesn't.

When I really want to be comforted myself, what I look for is a story about how somebody could survive something really difficult.

I'm behind the coach. We're trying to be like a family, and when you're going through a difficult time, everyone needs each other's support.

She has family around her and some friends, and it's a very difficult time, ... They're obviously very upset. They're very worried at this news.

I've always had a really difficult time with loss.