I Think I Know What

I Think I Read Susan Brownmiller's Classic Book Called "femininity" When I Was About 16. So Yeah, It's Been Part Of My Mindset Since A Very Early Age. To Me, What's Crucial Is To Tell Women's Stories But Also To Tell Them In A Way That Is Fearless.

You Cannot Predict Literary Success; The Only Way You Can Possibly Aim For It Is To Do Your Thing And Do It Well.

The Idea Was To Focus On The Primal Drama Of Parenthood: The Way From Moment To Moment You Swing From Comforter To Tormentor, Just As Kids Simultaneously Light Up Our Lives And Drive Us Nuts. I Was Trying To Capture That Strange, Bipolar Quality Of Parenthood. For All That Being A Parent Is Normal Statistically, It's Not Normal Psychologically. It Produces Some Of The Most Extreme Emotions You'll Ever Have.

Kissing A Witch Is A Perilous Business. Everybody Knows It's Ten Times As Dangerous As Letting Her Touch Your Hand, Or Cut Your Hair, Or Steal Your Shoes. What Simpler Way Is There Than A Kiss To Give Power A Way Into Your Heart?

It's Painful To Consider Anything But Writing.