Write something beautiful and honest and that makes you very proud.

Write a story a great writer would write. Because part of becoming an artist is pushing through all the disbelief of those around you, deciding that you are a writer when you have no idea what a plot is or whether what you've written is any good, or anything.

What is it to be normal, at 12, at 78? What is it like when you can't grow up?

Canadians are very proud of me, of my career.

Fall into your sentences; enjoy writing them. Love the world you are creating.

It's great being married to a writer. You live with someone who can read your work and help you.