I wasn't afraid of being poor; I rather took it for granted. I was good at getting by with very little. I couldn't imagine sacrificing my writing to anything else.

We seek not rest but transformation. We are dancing through each other as doorways.

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

The art of fiction is one of constant seduction. You must persuade the reader on page 1 to start reading - on page 50, or page 150 and yes, on page 850.

Every artist creates with open eyes what she sees in her dream.

There is no justice we don't make daily like bread and love.

The powerful don't make revolutions