Quotes About Roxane Gay

Definitely, there is a sense in my writing that people now know me in a personal way. And to an extent, that's true because I write about very personal things, and I use the personal often to contextualize some of these sociopolitical issues that we're dealing with. And to an extent, they're right. They know something about me.

I think it was really entering my 30s that I began to embrace feminism and call myself a feminist.

Most of the time, writing is a lot of fun, and not a small amount of self-medication.

It's gut instinct that helps me determine how to write a story. I love the surreal because I am faced with the challenge of making the unbelievable believable. That challenge is thrilling.

I don't want the whole of my writing or my intellectual energy given over to race because I have diverse interests.