My generation of young female writers discovered that we could dictate the form and content of our own fiction.

Motherhood cannot finally be delegated. Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers...but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.

It is not surprising that Venice is known above all for mirrors and glass since Venice is the most narcissistic city in the world, the city that celebrates self-mirroring.

The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton's first law of jealousy.

I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.

We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.

I remember everything but forgive anyway.