There's a reason why the form was originally silent

This is the ultimate cruelty, isn't it? That I can talk and talk and to anyone listening, it's only air--too rich a diet to be swallowed by a mundane world.

To me to write well is to battle stereotypes. To write well is to create three-dimensional characters that seem human.

Well, there's no guarantee of failure in life like happiness in high school.

It's the stories that make my heart beat faster ...those are the ones to write about

The West believes the East, deep down, wants to be dominated, because a woman can’t think for herself

I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that.