I feel that if you made your writing too contrived to meet the market, it wouldn't be any good.

Im very comfortable with tweeting, I have a very active author Facebook page, I Skype book clubs all over the world.

Just when you think you’ve got Arranged figured out, time and again Catherine McKenzie delivers the flawless, unexpected twist that keeps you glued to the book.

I don't wait for inspiration. I get up and write every day.

I really became convinced I wanted to tell the story of the real-life model for the Degas sculpture 'Little Dancer Aged 14,' which was unveiled in 1881, the Belle Epoque.

Even the Sun gets tired of rising, but he does it out of love for the Earth...

Cheerfulness is full of significance: it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature.

What saved me then? Nothing but pregnancy. And each time after I had given birth to my work my life hung suspended by a thin thread.

I have always been concerned with painting that simultaneously insists on a flat surface and then denies it.

It is increasingly hard for young white people to find jobs, and I can understand why white parents are worried about the future.

People would be surprised at how much of an electronic dude I am, and I like new wave, post-punk and proto-punk stuff.

There are no natural barriers. It's all music. It's either hip or it ain't.

I feel very vulnerable when it has to do with family.

If you aim at anything lower that is expecting your audience to be really alert and aware, then you're going to be caught out sooner or later as a composer.

The last time I checked, the Constitution said, 'of the people, by the people and for the people.' That's what the Declaration of Independence says.