“I think cultures of conformity produce vast quantities of shame, both in people who simply can't conform and people who do conform, but underneath, they're not feeling conformist.”

“It's just a matter of writing the kind of book I enjoy reading. Something better be happening at the beginning, and then on every page after, or I get irritated.”

“I don't even read positive reviews unless they are absolutely certified by eight different people to not contain one thing that could upset me.”

“Her life would have been easier if she hadn't loved him so much, but she couldn't help loving him. Just to look at him was to love him.”