“I have children, and this notion - that there might be a single book t...” — Elizabeth McCracken Quote

“I have children, and this notion - that there might be a single book that introduces children to literature - terrifies me. But you could do worse than Mary Norton's 'The Borrowers.' I loved it as a kid, and my kids love it, too.”

“I can't imagine not joking even at the worst of times. And for me, it's sort of automatic.”

“When I was in college, I wrote poetry very seriously, and then once I had started writing short stories, I didn't go back to poetry, partially because I felt like I understood how incredibly difficult it was.”

“Surely I didn't sound like Mary J Blige!”

“'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' was the best television, the best cast, the best-written television show ever.”

“My dream is to produce thousand Mary Koms.”