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It's Too Easy To Sum Up A Person's Character In One Negative Instant, And It Doesn't Put Anything Good Out Into The World.

I Feel Like I'm One Of The Happiest People I Know.

Every Summer My Husband And I Pack Our Suitcases, Load Our Kids Into The Car, And Drive From Tense, Crowded New York City To My Family's Cottage In Maine. It's On An Island, With Stretches Of Sea And Sandy Beaches, Rocky Coasts, And Pine Trees. We Barbecue, Swim, Lie Around, And Try To Do Nothing.

I've Seen A Lot Of The United States, Having Stayed In So Many Different Cities And Towns For Work. It's Such A Strange And Fascinating Country, And Instead Of Learning About It Through A Textbook, I Would Rather Discover Its History And Traditions And Institutions Through Fiction And Nonfiction Writers.

I Like To Work. I Enjoy Once A Year, Doing A Film.