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.

I am trying so very hard to stay in the moment despite the ferocity of my ambition.

I was called a feminist, and what I heard was, 'You are an angry, sex-hating, man-hating victim lady person.' This caricature is how feminists have been warped by the people who fear feminism most, the same people who have the most to lose when feminism succeeds.

I love romantic comedies. I know how terrible they are, but I love them! And I don't think that makes me less of a feminist.

I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.

It's gut instinct that helps me determine how to write a story. I love the surreal because I am faced with the challenge of making the unbelievable believable. That challenge is thrilling.

Readers need to stop assuming characters are white if race isn't explicitly defined.