I Grew Up In Cyprus And Egypt,

Wash The Bones, Bring The Body, Leave The Heart Behind.

My Road To Publishing Actually Came Through A Colleague Who Connected Me To My Agent, And The Faculty At Cornell Was Very Supportive.

When You're In A Place, The Details You Focus On Are Different Than Details You Focus On When You're Writing About It.

My Mother Always Says That Fear And Pain Are Immediate, And That, When They're Gone We're Left With The Concept, But Not The True Memory.

Death Should Be Celebrated...when You Put Something In The Ground You Always Know Where It Is