My strength and my weakness are twins in the same womb.

All women are misfits. We do not fit into this world without amputations.

Connections are made slowly, sometimes they grow underground.

Long hair is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it feels, part cloak, part fan, part mane, part security blanket.

My grandmother was very important to me. She gave me my religious education. She gave me a sense of the female side of Judaism, of the rich store of stories and legends of the women of the schtetl.

Suspense is one of the ways you persuade a reader to become engaged and stay engaged with your work.

If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening.