Alice McDermott

A perfect poem you can't pin down and say, 'This is exactly what it meant to me.' It's not a self-help manual.

I'm not usually drawn to memoir - many run the risk of self-aggrandizement or score-settling.

Loss is inevitable - you have to be blind or naive to think otherwise.

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever.