I think someone who writes a ghost story probably needs to believe it in some way.

There are so many people who write really interesting work and try super hard and still don't get published.

I've heard a lot of editors and agents say, "If the book is good, it will get published." I totally disagree with that.

It's really difficult to know what is the best way forward when you're not getting a lot of support - and probably most writers aren't getting enough support.

I love ghost stories, I love to read them, and I love the idea of being haunted.

Nice girls are not supposed to be hungry. They are not supposed to feed themselves or care about their own food. They're definitely not supposed to take food out of a child's mouth.

It is radical for a woman to choose to survive and to choose to eat anything.

When I was in college, I had a friend who was an artist and her theory was that all the best art in the world is funny/sad. That was her favorite genre. Funny/sad are probably my two favorite tones.

I've always been a teaser, even as a kid.

Don't you think almost anything can be funny? Almost anything.

You can hurt people's feelings if you laugh.

Success will teach you who your real friends are.

Michelin Star? I’d rather chew a French rubber tyre.

Not to go back is somewhat to advance. And men must walk at least before they dance.

The nations are as a drop of a bucket.

It's generally more fun playing the villain

It is a danger to wait around for an idea to occur to you. You have to find the idea.

The revolutionary spirit is mighty convenient in this, that it frees one from all scruples as regards ideas.

And if we are good, we are beneficent: for all good things are beneficial. Are they not?

I would like to direct. What goes on behind stage is very interesting.

The hand that rocks the cradle should also rock the boat.