I never imagined that I would be the kind of person who is recognized when I am out and about just living my life.

We have this cultural obsession with work and productivity as if we're better people if we don't stop and take some time for ourselves.

Whiteness is not the default in my fiction.

The designation is useful and necessary and sometimes limiting but it is only limiting to people who think, for example, that African-American literature couldn't possibly be something they could be interested in or relate to. They have limited imaginations, which is sad.

When you can’t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example.

When feminism falls short of our expectations, we decide the problem is with feminism rather than with the flawed people who act in the name of the movement.

My dream was to write a book and see it published. I didn't dare imagine anything beyond that, so, I'm trying to keep my head on my shoulders.