“There are a lot of great love stories. It's just the best thing. Why w...” — Isabel Gillies Quote

“There are a lot of great love stories. It's just the best thing. Why wouldn't you write about it? Why wouldn't you want to read about it? But it's hard to write about. It's weird to have such a powerful and universal feeling and hope that you can write that and make it real for people.”

“The Oberlin/Cleveland area is where the underground railroad came out, so it's an interesting historical place. I love Ohio and really loved Oberlin.”

“I am not a writer, but I have been told I write good emails.”

“I had no great love for the trappings of power.”

“A really great reception makes me feel like I have a great big warm heating pad all over me. People en masse have always been wonderful to me. I truly have a great love for an audience, and I used to want to prove it to them by giving them blood.”

“Reading has always been the great love of my life.”