“It doesn't feel like work. Yes, I have days that are difficult, but I'...” — Laura Lippman Quote

“It doesn't feel like work. Yes, I have days that are difficult, but I'm sitting in a chair making up stories. It's what I did for fun as a kid, whether with Barbies or stuffed animals.”

“I've gotten to do a lot of stuff, traveled, worked hard at my career.”

“I think I'm part of a generation of crime writers all of whom woke up independently and recoiled with horror at the fact that we'd chosen this very conservative genre.”

“It's not enough even to have one black Barbie... because black women are not a monolith.”

“I'd connect all of my Barbie dreamhouses and make them into mansions that would go from under my bed up into the closet onto a side table and pretty much just take over the whole room.”

“Sometimes I'll post goofy photos of myself on Instagram without make-up or making silly faces. I don't always look like a little Barbie doll.”