“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'm always interested in encountering people who are synesthetic and seeing how they experience things.” PeopleSeeing Author:Leni Zumas
“I am fascinated by tiny, incremental changes, almost imperceptible shifts in how people orient themselves in the world, because those are in some ways the most hopeful.” PeopleWorldWayTinyHopefulFascinatedIncremental Change Author:Leni Zumas
“In my short stories there's a lot of focus on people successfully and not successfully responding to some sorts of discomforts or instabilities.” PeopleStoriesFocusShort StoryDiscomfortRespondingInstability Author:Leni Zumas