And she is going to dance, dance hungry, dance full, dance each cold astonishing moment, now when she is young and again when she is old.

You have to make mistakes to find out who you aren’t.

Just don't pretend you know more about your characters than they do, because you don't. Stay open to them. It's teatime and all the dolls are at the table. Listen. It's that simple.

I'm one of those religious people who are afraid of everything. I'm instantly worried about everything that could go wrong.

...since you can't heal your own sick mind with your own sick mind, I needed to consult somebody else's sick mind.

Every woman's path is difficult, and many mothers were as equipped to raise children as wire monkey mothers. I say that without judgment: It is, sadly, true. An unhealthy mother's love is withering.

I honestly think that in order to be a writer you have to learn to be reverent. If not, why are you writing? Why are you here?