When a person sets out to learn from others and not to teach others he becomes a true writer.
Books are like rivers, meandering this way and that, but taking us on a steady, flowing course to somewhere different.
People who don't read fiction are scared of what's inside their own heads.
Bravery isn't brandishing a sword. It's standing your moral ground and letting others try their best to take you down.
It's better to be remembered for what you said, not what you earned.
There are books that change our perspectives and books that change our personalities.
When I write, I try to represent the voices of people I've known who had no voice.
All the best writers take risks, offend people often and say fuck you to the critics.
When I read a daring book or listen to rebellious music, I feel like I've found what freedom really means.
People who love reading get an instantly warm feeling in their bellies when they hear others describe getting comfortable with a good book.
Most people assume I write at night because of the kind of books I write, but I can shut out the light with my mind.
There are some great, subversive female writers out there. Gender should not affect anything. It does, but it shouldn't.
The most lies we will ever tell in our lives will be to ourselves.
When I write, I write obsessively. I try to pace myself, but some fires are too hot to put out.
The only difference between writers and people who don't write is that writers aren't afraid to display their demons.
Books are readable drugs.
People love books because they're searching for answers to deep, unconscious questions - and books get as close as it's possible to get.
I want to question societal norms, encourage people to think in new ways.
Someone asked me, 'How do you write a book?' I said, 'I live with a pen in one hand.
Lyrics paved my teenage route to loving words. I take those passionate mini-stories with me everywhere.