Genres are just bottles for the various boats. The boats matter to me. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story. — Julianna Baggott Character Copy Share Image
The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
Women are constantly underestimated in our power, our reach, our collective pull. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“But she's still afraid that the more she misses him--his face, his skin, the way he looked at her--and the more hope… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
What does it mean to be Catholic and not a Catholic? I feel adrift, homeless. My Catholic imagination allows me to see… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
The fact is there are many women who nod politely, even agree openly within their male-dominated often highly educated cultures, but vote… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
She glances back before stepping into the alley, and she catches her grandfather looking at her the way he does sometimes--as if… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
Being cross-genre, you can encounter an image and decide not only how to best express it but what form would express it… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“Here, falling in love can be an event, a proclamation without acknowledging that everyone you love could die an awful death, that… — Julianna Baggott Death Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I write in different genres is that I get to have the feeling - even fleetingly - that… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
I don't know when I'm writing dark. I don't know when I'm writing funny or even heartbreaking. I'm always just trying to… — Julianna Baggott Dark Copy Share Image
Sometimes when reading aloud to my husband, I'll start crying. It completely stuns me. As if the words in my body and… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“I screamed. You told me not to.” He rubs at the soot on one hand with his thumb, then stares at it.… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
My childhood was marked by the great fear of nuclear holocaust. We practiced our Civil Defense Drills, lining up in hallways, curled… — Julianna Baggott Childhood Copy Share Image
“—Estás despierto, despierto de verdad. Asiente y dice: —Más o menos. —Me alegro de que hayas vuelto. —Y es verdad, no cabe… — Julianna Baggott Amor Copy Share Image
The lessons learned in journalism also apply. Writing for NPR has taught me to cut a piece in half and then in… — Julianna Baggott Beautiful Copy Share Image
I'm a writer of faith who worries about the intolerance of religion. I look at the past and fear we haven't learned… — Julianna Baggott Acts of courage Copy Share Image
“We each have a story. They did this to us. There was no outside aggressor. They wanted an Apocalypse. They wanted the… — Julianna Baggott Apocalypse Copy Share Image
“When I first met you, I thought we were made for each other even though we seemed like opposites in some ways… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
Sometimes you meet someone and you know that your life will be different from then on. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
Some of the best work done to combat the Republicans has been wit and humor. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“I miss art. I miss art. Life would be worth living if I had art.” — Julianna Baggott Art Copy Share Image
“My memories will be erased and then I'll be force-fed the story from the society pages?” — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
Writers aren't born properly labeled so it is hard to know one when one appears. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
Love is selfless, it is a weakness, a giving in, a constant falling. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“The ugliness is what makes the beautiful things beautiful.” — Julianna Baggott Beautiful things Copy Share Image
She let him go once. Every day demands that she release him over and over again. — Julianna Baggott Demand Copy Share Image
I don't have a favorite. I need different genres at different times. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“I am who I am at any given moment…. That's the only way you can know me.” — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“Los niños quieren a sus padres, aunque estos no se lo merezcan; es inevitable.” — Julianna Baggott Amor Copy Share Image
Different genres allow me to not feel so hemmed in by my own voice, tics, style. — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
