My writing is full of lives I might have led.

I have read on a Kindle. But the Kindle we had only worked for about eight months then it stopped working. You don't have to get books repaired.

I am what would be called a 'mainstream feminist,' not a radical feminist.

A daydreamer is prepared for most things.

At a time when politics deals in distortions and half truths, truth is to be found in the liberal arts. There's something afoot in this country and you are very much a part of it.

Why should I want what's good for me?' Beatrice asked him, smiling. 'Is that what you want for yourself - only what's good for you?

No, the thing is, we all love storytelling, and as a writer you get to tell stories all the time.