Humanity has this need to hear stories because they connect us with other people, they teach us about our own feelings. We feel less lonely when we see other people going through the same things, even if they're fictional characters.

Women have always been courageous... They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have been fearless in the fight for their rights.

A novel is like a window, open to an infinite landscape.

The first two, three, four weeks are wasted. I just show up in front of the computer. Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too. If she doesn't show up invited, eventually she just shows up.

I have been a woman for 46 years and I only recently realized I can't change it and I like it.

I'm open to love, and I think that I will fall in love with a wonderful man.

I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I write because I love it!