Judith Rossner

I'm a lousy journalist.

The more interesting the 9-to-5 work is, the more it takes away from my real work, which is writing.

I was dictating to my mother when I was 5.

There seems to be more abiding interest in unearthing old memos abroad than there is here.

A hospital may spend several million dollars separating a pair of conjoined twins even though that separation is likely to leave them worse off.

The themes Poe used were universal and timeless. As long as the English language exists at all, we will be able to appreciate what he did. It will not age! It will not become dated!