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Through therapy and a lot of thinking and writing my memoirs, I've been able to use my life as a lesson.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

I can understand that there are those who can think and imagine the world without words, but I think that once you find the words that name your experience, then suddenly that experience becomes grounded, and you can use it and you can try to understand it.

I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing.

I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them.

I think everything you do in life is a learning experience.

A practical part of my teaching is to provide demonstrative, hands-on experiences.

When I am writing a story it feels as real as the life I am experiencing off the page. It's an emotional illusion, I guess.

I view the experiences that I have had - both tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts. They've been full of lessons. And I've learned to be open to those lessons.