I think I read Susan Brownmiller's classic book called "Femininity" when I was about 16. So yeah, it's been part of my mindset since a very early age. To me, what's crucial is to tell women's stories but also to tell them in a way that is fearless.

The sound of the pages turning was the sound of magic. The dry liquid feel of paper under fingertips was what magic felt like.

You cannot predict literary success; the only way you can possibly aim for it is to do your thing and do it well.

She leaped into space, high, higher than she'd ever been in her life. She came down with a clean snap, and the crowd scattered like birds from the swing of her feet.

At the door, there was one of those moment when two people realize that they like each other more than they know each other. This is nicer than the opposite situation, but more awkward. You try to remember the protocol for touching. You hate to gush, or presume to much, yet you are unwilling to let the moment pass without without some gesture

Me and Ma have a deal, we're going to try everything one time so we know what we like.

Everybody's damaged by something.