My childhood was full of shocks and alarums, and I had to work a long time to make a life that pleases… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
You learn the most from sitting down and doing the work, regularly, patiently, sometimes in hope, sometimes despairingly. — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
I find it particularly irritating, if I go to a games conference to speak about my work, that often it's presumed that… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
The thing about having true fans, it seems, is that they remain loyal to their idea of what the work meant to… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
No one should ever feel obliged to speak or to put themselves out publicly online, but I do think it's a good… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
Expect to be disgusted by your own early work. If writing is your vocation, if you hope that it might be your… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
“The thing about the Lexington International Bank ladder was that it was very long, and climbing it was very exhausting, and so… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
“Gender is a shell game. What is a man? Whatever a woman isn't. What is a woman? Whatever a man is not. Tap on… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
Our culture tends to denigrate things that are associated with women. It's OK for women to wear trousers, for example, but not OK for… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
I was there on 9/11. I watched the towers falling from my office window, at which point I decided I would give up my… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
The value of the arts cannot be measured by its ability to preserve life but rather to enhance existence. — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
Our body is there right now. You did not have to earn a thing. It is a gift. You are a hero every time… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
We all know that the desire for perfection can get in the way of authenticity and enjoyment; it's the same with games. There's a… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
Games don't cause racism. But the real-time chat makes nasty comments hard to moderate and easy to spread. — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
“She had been here for the protests three years earlier; yes, she had held up her banner and shouted and signed her petitions. “It… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
I've always had a real interest in the way that science fiction can portray a world that could be different to our world, which… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
