Piece by piece, my mother is being stolen from me.
Teenagers are free verse walking around on two legs.
Behind the story I tell is the one I don't...Behind the story you hear is the one I wish I could make you hear.
The hardest thing to teach young writers is that it's wonderful to tell your truth. And that's what you should do. But it damn well better be beautiful.
When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels.
I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement.
“Fiction is the great liar that tells the truth about how the world really lives.”
“fiction is the great lie that tells the truth”
“I was born trash in a land where the people all believe themselves natural aristocrats.”
Writing is the only way I know to demand justice from an uncaring universe.
Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning.
I did not begin with craft, I began with strong feelings and worked toward craft.
Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies.
Two or three things I know for sure, and one is that I'd rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me.
The more you have to do, the more you have only now to get it done. That's why busy people get the most done.
You are only as powerful as your mentors.
Hidden behind your fears and your failures is the success you seek.
You're a chip shot away from everything you've ever wanted.
Beneath the excuse lies your destiny.
“With the discrimination like it was, I was looking for somebody to break the color barrier.”
“Seeing this and what I saw yesterday, there are no words to describe it. I didn't realize it was as bad as it was until yesterday when we were driving around.”
“Our defense played well enough to win this game. We just had no offense.”
“Given that, and given the challenges there are in our core business over the half year, the performance and the result are very encouraging.”
“That worked out so well, and reservations were so popular.”