My family were Russian Jews. They got you to read as soon as you could. And then assumed you would read a lot. People didn't really tell stories but they were good talkers. That's important for a writer, to hear speakers.
Grace PaleyIf you're feminist, it means that you've noticed that male ownership of the direction of female lives has been the order of the day for a few thousand years, and it isn't natural.
Grace PaleyI begin by writing paragraphs that donโt have an immediate relation to a plot. The sound of the story comes first.
Grace Paley