生活就是要冒险。如果你不冒险，你永远不知道自己能做什么。

The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it's full of people who've messed up their lives. They've slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation -- whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as "losers." Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.

Sustainability is no longer an option; it's a business imperative for long-term survival.

I'd rather not have the money and be happy.

"Writing is a way to make sense of our struggles."

Every woman who writes is a rebel.