Books bring alluring colors to our mundane black and white world.

A writer has to have an imagination- that's what makes a writer. She has to be able to put herself imaginatively in the position of whatever character she selects.

People who don't read fiction are scared of what's inside their own heads.

There are some great, subversive female writers out there. Gender should not affect anything. It does, but it shouldn't.

Our constant desire to genre-label cripples new writers. Let them experiment, explore and surprise.

Bravery isn't brandishing a sword. It's standing your moral ground and letting others try their best to take you down.