“It is difficult to call myself a writer, even when I stand at a podium to receive a prize, I feel uncomfortable calling myself a writer—I am merely a word criminal.”

“When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer. ”

“I do not possess the ability to draw or paint.I can’t sing or dance.I can’t knit or sew. But I am an artist. I have the ability to put onto paper, words that tell an intriguing story. I am a writer. A writer is someone who, with just words, can paint a beautiful picture. A writer can open up a world of imagination you didn’t realize was possible. When you open up a book and become so consumed in the story, you feel like you’re a part of it… you’re standing next to that character and feeling the same way that character feels, That’s the art of a writer. I am an artist. My inspiration is the world around me.My paintbrush is my words.My easel is my computer.My canvas is the mind of my reader.”

“I was a woman and did not yet think of myself as a writer. I was a mapmaker.”

“I am everybody and every time,I always call myself by your name.”

“I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.”