I prefer a cluttered workspace.

The generation of women who came before us did much of our shouting. They laid the groundwork and now we can be calm and constant and steady.

Our stories are what we have,” Our Good Mother says. “Our stories preserve us. we give them to one another. Our stories have value. Do you understand?

I'm a writer of faith. I was raised Catholic, and I have a deeply Catholic imagination.

Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.

Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so.

Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking.