“Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they ar...” — Margaret Atwood Quote

“Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized.”

“Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was when I was not one.”

“Writers and books are cheap dates, especially when you compare the cost of a book with a ticket to the opera - or an NHL game.”

“Having grown up Catholic, my prayers were scripted - memorized and deployed in church and before bed. As a young adult, I veered off script and talked to God more plainly. And by 'talked to,' I mean that I basically asked for things to turn out the way I wanted them to.”

“Children are not only innocent and curious but also optimistic and joyful and essentially happy. They are, in short, everything adults wish they could be.”

“I really like coming-of-age dramas. It's probably the most intense period in anyone's life, those years before you become an adult. Dramatically, there's so much to explore there. And it's nice to be around young talent coming through.”