Naomi Alderman : (3)

" Attending a book group is always a salutary experience for a writer. There’s no guarantee that the people there will have enjoyed your book, and, as anyone who has taken part in a book group will know, half the fun is in ripping a book you haven’t liked to shreds. " - Naomi Alderman

" I get migraines. I’ve had them all my life; so has my dad. So did his grandmother, although back then they called them ‘sick headaches.’ " - Naomi Alderman

" The demands of having to be ‘masculine’ are as damaging to men as the demands of having to be ‘feminine’ are to women. I wish we could all agree just to wash it all away. Begin again. " - Naomi Alderman