Quotes About Author

Myths are wonderful tools that we've had, oh, for eons now that help us navigate the situations we find ourselves in.

'Girls' was my first audition. I'd just taken an audition class, and I was excited to implement those tools.

The things I discovered when writing 'Line of Duty' were the tools you have available to write a thriller.

FISA is one of the most important investigative tools we've got in preventing our adversaries from harming our country.

I have no problem with any gay group that says they're Republicans, but I will fight them tooth and nail if they try to change what the Republican Party believes.

There is definitely a thematic lineage between 'Descender' and my previous work, like 'Sweet Tooth' and 'Trillium.'

I have a lot of great fans. A lot of fans have cosplayed as Sweet Tooth, which I thought was really cool.

Yaya is a great player, a top player that plays in every part of the role.

I think when you're happy, emotions are right near the top - mine definitely are. I cry easily, I laugh easily, I lose my temper easily... and I beg for forgiveness easily.

Carrot Top is a nickname that people call me and I thought that it was more marketable.

I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view.

I love that topic, the whole relationship thing, and I think that's why I love all this stuff, the Jane Austen stuff.

I'm very intrigued by e-books, the topic du jour in the industry today. As a number one bestselling Kindle author, I love the way e-books make an author's backlist accessible to new readers. Of course, price point remains a source of concern. Personally, I don't have any of the answers, but I'm intrigued by the questions.

At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.

I would chance saying globally there is a feeling that female empowerment has, at last, become a topic that is fashionable, and more power to that.

I did quite a lot of research for 'Phobia' because it's a very sensitive topic, so I couldn't have just faked it.

Titles always sound so pretentious, and when I see a comedian, I just want the person to take flight, not stick to one topic or subject.

Belarus is a closed, authoritarian system, and the theme of Chernobyl is also a closed topic.

I may be a dreamer, but I think monetary economics should be a hot topic.

Homelessness is a really important topic, and the business climate is also important.

I don't write political stuff. I'm sure I've made attempts, but I don't tend to write very topical things, either. I admire those people who do because it's a talent I don't have.

I will continue to look for opportunities to tell stories that speak to a fresh generational, topical and multicultural point of view.

Of course, sometimes when you write personally, you are also writing about society, obliquely reflecting topical issues, but not in a way that people would expect you to or in the way that someone trying to make a point would.

The fantastic thing about 'Jasper Jones' is that although it's set in 1969, the themes are still so topical. We're still struggling with racism and sexism and domestic violence and abuse.