"A memoir for me means a person’s life story; if I was going to write my actual life story, I would condense this enti…"

"Who does the novel belong to? I am writing about a different reality, so I need to shape it to fit my reality. You do…"

"I have been in an abusive marriage. Violence can come from love, from a very intimate person. Violence can come from …"

"Shame is not in the beatings, not in the rape. Shame is in being asked to stand judgment."

"Sometimes I think that what I do must be either idiotic and naïve or courageous. I don’t know which. If there was no …"

"The literary world must take a stand [to stop Bloomsbury publishing the book]. This is not about cancel culture. This…"

"When I from life's unrest had earned the grace Of utter ease beside a quiet stream; When all that was had mingled in …"

"For sorrow and joy are one, and all the past And all the future mingle in a kiss."

"They said: "She dwelleth in some place apart, Immortal Truth, within whose eyes Who looks may find the secret of the …"

"The theorist should not let us forget the poet."