May God deny you peace but give you glory!
I don't want a tombstone. You could carve on it 'She never actually wanted a tombstone. '
Happy is what you realize you are a fraction of a second before it's too late.
Every great narrative is at least two narratives, if not more - the thing that is on the surface and then the things underneath which are invisible.
Books mean all possibilities. They mean moving out of yourself, losing yourself, dying of thirst and living to your full. They mean everything.
To be known so well by someone is an unimaginable gift. But to be imagined so well by someone is even better.
Stella Duffy is a writer who never lets you down.
Other people, some other writers, will win certain accolades or sell in far greater numbers than me - and I'm a legitimate best-selling author - but I live and die for the work. That's thrilling to me. It's thrilling that I do for others what certain writers did for me when I was a kid.
Having the right perspective is tough when you’re alone. Surround yourself with people who will help you see things you cannot readily see.
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
Charisma is the transference of enthusiasm.