I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age.

Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way.

If language were liquid, it would be rushing in. Instead here we are in a silence more eloquent than any word could ever be.

To me, a feminist belong in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong.

I like to write about things that are extreme in some form. I like to write about something I feel I have to write about.

A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized.

There are no rules in fights with girls. Just hurting.

I was always inventing characters and making up stories.

I dont think gender is aesthetically defining for me.

I had some fears as a kid, but I was also relatively fearless. Maybe that's a result of living half the time in reality and the other half in fantasy.

The secret belongs only to the Maker of good and faithful dogs.

Music is love in search of a word.

Today's leading real-world retailer, Wal-Mart, uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities, which it has used to crush its competition.

A light purse is a heavy curse.

Music is the one thing in which there is no use trying to deceive others or make false pretenses.

Show me the story. I just want to tell a story that pulls me forward.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

There's a lot more future in hamburgers than in baseball.

It's very easy for me to just encourage people in their family life and in their children. It's just very natural to me. It's what I feel comfortable doing, and so I enjoy it.