I think I'm someone who can prattle on a long time about something, which serves me well as a novelist, but it's the enemy when I'm writing short stories.

I, the lone inhabitant of my body and life, am inescapably large to myself, but also ridiculously, inconceivably small.

Female friendship was one-tenth prevention and nine-tenths cleanup.

Novels definitely come more naturally to me. When I write short stories, it's always a fight against it expanding.

I think I'm someone who can prattle on a long time about something, which serves me well as a novelist, but it's the enemy when I'm writing short stories.

I think the posture of confidence can serve you well. I'm not sure what's to be gained by sitting at your computer and beating yourself up.

How strange it was that a dream, once realized, could quickly turn mundane.