“I attribute a scab to the present state of society. The way the scab looks in its worst state is gross and chaotic and horrible, that’s now, but when it breaks away, there’s a brand new piece of skin that’s stronger than before. It’s like creation out of chaos.”

I’m a last-minute shopper. I end up at the mall or somewhere on Christmas Eve. It’s a shame.

I learned from a very young age that if I pursued the things that truly excited me, that they would reward in more important ways, like happiness.

I follow a dairy-free and gluten-free diet, which can be challenging in some places.

Too bad the things that make you mad are my favorite things.

I actually believe ‘Sustainability ‘, as a concept, is one of the arteries leading to the heart of so many of our cultural transitions at play today. And it’s this concept which leads me to bottled water, and its multibillion dollar industry.

Female artists are the perfect example of a creator: They know how to make life and art with their bodies. Life comes from their bodies, so on a very basic level, they have more to write about.

No regrets. Never never any regrets. Everything has been an experience and has led to me now. Everything has been important and essential. Fear…

Never underestimate a dumb question.

I suggest we learn to love ourselves before it’s made illegal.

Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.

I like clean-cut, very proper, very elegant looks.

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

I don’t think I know a single woman who knows what she looks like.

…don’t ask me why I know what an Edwardian smoking jacket looks like: let’s just say it has something to do with Doctor Who and leave it at that.

I look to an out gay man or woman as pretty much what I would aspire to. The strength that it takes to do that and the floodgates that open and what they pay for it.

It took me 10 years to write a story that pleased me – that I could look at after it was published and not cringe.

If a teacher wants to know something why doesn’t she look it up herself instead of making we students do it? We benefit ourselves more by listening to her, after all she’s the teacher!