“Better reality than a dream: if something is real, then it's real and ...” — Umberto Eco Quote

“Better reality than a dream: if something is real, then it's real and you're not to blame.”

“Every time that I write a novel I am convinced for at least two years that it is the last one, because a novel is like a child. It takes two years after its birth. You have to take care of it. It starts walking, and then speaking.”

“I think every professor and writer is in some way an exhibitionist because his or her normal activity is a theatrical one. When you give a lesson the situation is the same as writing a book. You have to capture the attention, the complicity of your audience.”

“As an adult, I can't blame my parents any more.”

“You see, feminists don't really like to define the Patriarchy. They prefer to keep it nebulous and amorphous so they can conveniently blame it for everything that goes wrong in their lives. Not being paid enough? Patriarchy! Not getting a promotion? Patriarchy! Too many catcalls? Patriarchy! Too few catcalls? Patriarchy!”

“I know something about taking the blame. I'm an older sister. The buck always stopped with me. I'm the one who should have known better.”