“So often we think of a wound or a loss as making a person feel more deeply, become a better person. But I don't think that always happens. I think it can constrict people's lives, especially if they don't push beyond it.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsPersonsHappensLossWoundsBetter Person Author:Leni Zumas
“I started reading contemporary fiction in college or right after college. It wasn't as if I was steeped in experimental minimalism when I was twelve or something. I was reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond.” IfsReadingFictionCollegeContemporaryWitchTwelveMinimalismPondsContemporary FictionBlackbirds Author:Leni Zumas
“If a synesthetic person says the letter a is green, it can't ever be anything but green.” IfsPersonsLettersGreen Author:Leni Zumas