Sometimes you meet someone and you know that your life will be different from then on.
Julianna BaggottThe lessons learned in journalism also apply. Writing for NPR has taught me to cut a piece in half and then in half again - without losing the essence. Apply that to the swollen prose of a bulky novel and you might reveal a beautiful work.
Julianna BaggottWhen you're in the world looking for only one thing, you find it or it finds you. The obsession can be mutual
Julianna Baggott