“My father gave me Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' when I was in ju...” — Janet Fitch Quote

“My father gave me Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' when I was in junior high; my junior high, angst-filled soul responded to that.”

“I just wanted to live in books and in movies.”

“As an undergraduate, I had not studied literature - I was a history major.”

“God gave me good people around me, and He gave me size. It's kind of a miracle, really.”

“Art was something I could do better. It gave me a sense of self.”

“As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others 'you failed,' you didn't fail.”