“Longing, for everyone, is always there, isn't it? More intense at some...” — Susan Minot Quote

“Longing, for everyone, is always there, isn't it? More intense at some times than others. You get closer to less longing - an odd metaphoric phrasing, I realize - then, you are further and longing more than ever again.”

“I first travelled to Africa at the end of 1996 and was immediately captivated. I had planned on a three-week trip, and I ended up staying two months.”

“When I was younger, I suppose I was interested in checking out as much about writing as I could: bad, weird, irritating, even things not-to-my-taste. Now I am less open. I will decide after a few pages if I want to stay in the world of the book, and if I don't, I put it down. I have less time left.”

“The closer you get to competition the volume of training you actually do is less, so as to allow your body to rest and recover between sessions.”

“My band and I are even closer. They've grown with me over four years, so we're closer and closer and closer.”

“I see real opportunities for us to have stronger, closer collaboration between the three North American partners and seize on opportunities to achieve objectives of more jobs and growth.”