I write toward both idealism and reality - how things are and how I wish they could be.

I love Twitter. It doesn't keep me from writing and I think it's a really convenient scapegoat when the truth is that the real issue is self-control. I am totally fine admitting i have none. I'm not going to blame Twitter for affecting my writing. And also, Twitter doesn't affect my writing.

I write because I love doing it.

Most of the time, writing is a lot of fun, and not a small amount of self-medication.

People do terrible things all the time, but we don’t regularly disown our humanity. We disavow the terrible things.

I write for myself, first and foremost and I also write for people, mostly women, who just want to be seen and heard and all too often aren't.

Violence is not the answer but neither is peace.