"Writing's something I've always done. My imagination kind of turned into words, and I'd start putting those words on a page."

VOA: special.2010.04.05

"I had the craziest dream last night about a girl who was turned into a swan;

VOA: special.2010.12.13

I turned on a strong light under the glass and looked through the diamond lens.

VOA: special.2011.06.25

"On Flanders Field in World War I, She got a big hole from a Bertha Gun, She turned blood red in World War II She hung limp, and low, a time or two.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

"I turned those movies down and off I went on the road, for three months at a shot.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

And when I turned 16, I had it made into a ring and we discovered it was actually a star sapphire and not a black pearl.

VOA: standard.2010.05.31

"But I don't accept the fact that, just because it takes insurgencies , that we're not at a point where it can't be turned, because I think it can.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

"Absolutely I think that under different circumstances they could have turned it into a big issue in their relationship, and we could have seen mutual accusation and a lot of hysteria on both sides."

VOA: standard.2010.07.09