Women are constantly underestimated in our power, our reach, our collective pull.

When a colleague of mine had a notable New York Times book, I said, turn one of the chapters in the collection into a pitch for a novel and sell it to your publisher.

I want women writers to write boldly, wildly, deeply. I want them to feel really liberated to tell the brutal truth, however they see that truth and are moved to tell it.

My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story.

Sometimes you meet someone and you know that your life will be different from then on.

Writers aren't born properly labeled so it is hard to know one when one appears.

Love is selfless, it is a weakness, a giving in, a constant falling.