I always wanted a child. Being a mother is the central thing in my life.

When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else's. It's like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn't know was there, full of treasure and light.

Work is the most nourishing thing so far in my life.

You can find poetry in your everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus, in the news, or just what's in your heart.

Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own childhood that you had hidden away.

In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities.