Never Ever Accept 'because You Are A

One Of The Things That Struck Me When I Came To The U.s. Was Discovering American Poverty.

I Think Human Beings Exist In A Social World. I Write Realistic Fiction, And So It Isn't That Surprising That The Social Realities Of Their Existence Would Be Part Of The Story.

The Best Novels Are Those That Are Important Without Being Like Medicine; They Have Something To Say, Are Expansive And Intelligent But Never Forget To Be Entertaining And To Have Character And Emotion At Their Centre.

She Could Not Complain About Not Having Shoes When The Person She Was Talking To Had No Legs.

Stories Can Break The Dignity Of A People, But Stories Can Also Repair That Broken Dignity.