...sentences swallowed and sung back and swallowed all over again. She was made entirely out of words.

Feminism is still one of those taboo words, so hardly anybody talks about it. People usually go gender-neutral and say the book and film [Room] are about "the triumph of the human spirit.

Books are the air I breathe, so I don't notice the seasons.

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.

When I was a little kid I thought like a little kid, but now I'm five I know everything

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

I read a lot of social history. If I'm in an art gallery and a picture intrigues me, I immediately write down the title and I google it. I do a lot of googling and looking out for good stories. I can almost smell them sometimes.