Stories Matter. Many Stories Matter.

That Her Relationship With Him Was Like Being Content In A House But Always Sitting By The Window And Looking Out

Some People Ask: "why The Word Feminist? Why Not Just Say You Are A Believer In Human Rights, Or Something Like That?" Because That Would Be Dishonest. Feminism Is, Of Course, Part Of Human Rights In General-but To Choose To Use The Vague Expression Human Rights Is To Deny The Specific And Particular Problem Of Gender. It Would Be A Way Of Pretending That It Was Not Women Who Have, For Centuries, Been Excluded. It Would Be A Way Of Denying That The Problem Of Gender Targets Women.

Creative Writing Programmes Are Not Very Necessary. They Just Exist So That People Like Us Can Make A Living.

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.

If You Start Thinking About Being Likable You Are Not Going To Tell Your Story Honestly.