I think the first trick to writing a feminist work is to write plenty of women. That way you get to write characters, instead of worrying about paradigms.

Grief had its own life, took its own sustenance.

The ox feels the yoke, but does the bird feel the weight of its wings?

I like to have powerful enemies. Makes me feel important.

I think the first trick to writing a feminist work is to write plenty of women. That way you get to write characters, instead of worrying about paradigms.

You want a love story too? There's none to be had.

But I’ve also been known to answer to ‘sweetheart’ or ‘handsome.