Novelist

I think some people's brains have more of a natural bent towards God than others.

I honestly can't think of many more truly romantic gestures than a really well-thought-through prenuptial agreement.

Writers of feminist dystopian fiction are alert to the realities that grind down women's lives, that make the unthinkable suddenly thinkable.

No one in tech has ever been as sexist toward me as teachers and rabbis before I was 12 years old.

Expect to be disgusted by your own early work. If writing is your vocation, if you hope that it might be your salvation, push on through the disgust until you find one true sentence, a few words that say more than you expected, something you didn't know until you set it down.

The thing about having true fans, it seems, is that they remain loyal to their idea of what the work meant to them. And that might make them more exacting than the toughest studio executive or publishing boss.

The gaming world isn't filled only with violence and depravity. In fact, it's mostly enchanting.

People who were always hardbodies love that competitive style of team-sports activity: they come up with timers and fitness contests and personal bests. But for the vast majority of people, competition in exercise is not fun. It's no fun to compete if you know you can never win.

I find it particularly irritating, if I go to a games conference to speak about my work, that often it's presumed that I'm the marketing girl - that's annoying.

I was reading the Bible in Hebrew from a very young age, so that'll shape ideas about how words can move the world.

If something is a problem, it's all right to admit it.

For years, I looked down on my mother for shopping at Asda, and now I feel very ashamed of it.

Feminists are asking the practical questions about how you want to live your life.

Our culture tends to denigrate things that are associated with women. It's OK for women to wear trousers, for example, but not OK for men to wear skirts.

I wish it were true that every child had access to an education that helped them reach their full potential.

My childhood was full of shocks and alarums, and I had to work a long time to make a life that pleases me.

The politics of fear are always the same. They are easily recognisable in retrospect. They are easy to acquiesce in at the time.

I find the sneeriness about 'selfie-culture' quite boring - I'm excited by young people taking control of their own images and finding out for themselves how much Photoshop has done for models.

If you hold strong convictions against gay marriage, you shouldn't apply for a job as a registrar.

I am someone who really would like to see more women in government, but Palin makes me cringe every time I hear about her.