I Just Knew There Were Stories I

I'm A Pessimist If I'm Not Careful, A Feminist, A Black,...an Oil-and-water Combination Of Ambition, Laziness, Insecurity, Certainty, And Drive.

People Who Want To Write Either Do It Or They Don't. At Last I Began To Say That My Most Important Talent - Or Habit - Was Persistence. Without It, I Would Have Given Up Writing Long Before I Finished My First Novel. It's Amazing What We Can Do If We Simply Refuse To Give Up.

No One Was Going To Stop Me From Writing And No One Had To Really Guide Me Towards Science Fiction. It Was Natural, Really, That I Would Take That Interest.

If There's Any Single Talent A Writer Needs, It's Persistence. If You Can Keep At Your Writing And You Can Learn As You Write, You Can Tell Any Story You Want To Tell.

I Think People Really Need To Think What It's Like To Have All Of Society Arrayed Against You.