My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered.

You're not supposed to look back, you're supposed to keep going.

I think that if you're somebody who's a control freak, the process would make you crazy, but I'm kind of a process freak, so I'm excited to see what he does with it. I know it's not going to be my book, so just starting with that knowledge frees me from having to get all freaked out about it.

I'm fine with whatever comes my way, and whatever doesn't come my way I'm fine with too. I have a very laissez-faire attitude with the whole thing.

Tess was my first experience of a woman who had inhabited her weirdness, moved into the areas of herself that made her distinct from those around her, and learned how to display them proudly.

There’s no condition one adjusts to so quickly as a state of war.

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.