Fairy tales, because they have a very clear structure, are easier to interfere with. Also they have this really weird logic: the kind of logic that you only really experience when youre not feeling very well, or as a child.

You don’t return people’s smiles—it’s perfectly clear to you that people can smile and smile and still be villains.

There were days when he touched the tip of her nose and it was enough, a miracle of plenty.

So many times I've encountered people who are just kind of like, 'Yeah, Nigeria,' and, you know, thump their chest and seem very sure of, like, being Nigerian. And I'm just kind of, like, I wish I could be that sure.

I dont have a style. I just try to write what the story demands.

Sometimes I feel weird about time. Sometimes I feel that it doesnt go in the order we perceive it. There are... repetitions that maybe we decide not to notice because it is simpler. I like to pick up on those moments.

I feel like an old lady; my hero is Miss Marple.