“No matter where we come from or where we're going, we've all got memor...” — Madeleine Peyroux Quote

“No matter where we come from or where we're going, we've all got memories to contend with, and it's always best not to do this alone!”

“I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.”

“Once I was in the city, I really enjoyed it. Just to experience things. There was so much new stuff.”

“My son Cooper has just turned ten and the sarcasm fairy has already started to take up residence inside his body. Not only am I living with my mother - again! - but I've also got her mini-me to contend with.”

“Imaginative writing, to me, is a way of discovering who we are and what we have to contend with; discovering what is out there and also what is not there. It enables me to think and explore and make something new with language while trying to make sense of our lives.”

“Fame is a can of worms I haven't really had to contend with.”