"I am a man, no doubt. But I am also a woman. I am a white woman. I am a white woman who lives in a white society. I am a white woman who is a feminist. I am a white woman who is a mother. I am a white…"

"I write fantasy and science fiction because I want to describe the world as I see it, not as it is supposed to be."

"The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story."

"I think it's important to be a little bit crazy."

"The artist is a man who has to fight with the world for the right to be himself."