I never listen to music when I write. It's too much of a distraction. — Katie Kitamura Communication Copy Share Image
I like a lot of Spanish language writers. I really love Javier Marias. — Katie Kitamura Language Copy Share Image
As a writer, I think the greatest danger would be self-censorship. — Katie Kitamura Censorship Copy Share Image
In a fight, you don't need much context for drama. You watch a fight, and that's it. — Katie Kitamura Context Copy Share Image
People remain unknowable to us, even people that we're very close to. And I think the same goes for our own selves. — Katie Kitamura Close Copy Share Image
There's something about being a woman and being able to dress up in men's clothing, so to speak. — Katie Kitamura Dress Copy Share Image
One thing about having children is that even as it complicates many aspects of your life, it simplifies others. — Katie Kitamura Child Copy Share Image
“life rarely finds its exact likeness in a novel, that is hardly fiction’s purpose,” — Katie Kitamura Books Copy Share Image
It's difficult to identify why two cultures will react differently to the same sport. — Katie Kitamura Culture Copy Share Image
The canon is dominated by books written by men, about men, and for men - the male voice is therefore not a… — Katie Kitamura About Copy Share Image
Fiction always reveals a lot about the person who is writing it. That's the scary thing. Not in a straightforward autobiographical sense.… — Katie Kitamura Fiction Copy Share Image
I am generally wary of the demand for 'likeability' in fiction, which I think is a bastardisation of the demand of identification… — Katie Kitamura Fiction Copy Share Image
The first fight I saw live, the fighter I was shadowing lost in front of a crowd of forty thousand people. The… — Katie Kitamura Fight Copy Share Image
From their breakout 2002 single, 'Losing My Edge,' LCD Soundsystem have offered a unique combination of geek knowledge, passion and intelligent, ironic… — Katie Kitamura Edge Copy Share Image
I was introduced to fighting by my brother - he's a tattooer, a tough guy - and I completely fell in love… — Katie Kitamura Brother Copy Share Image
“It was a terrible thing, to love and not know whether you were loved in return, it led to the worst sensations--jealousy,… — Katie Kitamura Jealousy Copy Share Image
How do we describe the fact of human existence? At a certain point, perhaps, style fails us. Language, even and in particular… — Katie Kitamura Evocative Copy Share Image
“A place has a curious quality when you have only a partial understanding of its language, and in those early months the… — Katie Kitamura Communication Copy Share Image
I think there's such a fine line in a relationship. The role of imagination and privacy... how much space can you allow… — Katie Kitamura Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“People were capable of living their lives in a state of permanent disappointment, there were plenty of people who did not marry… — Katie Kitamura Discontent Copy Share Image
Translated literature can be fascinating. There's something so intriguing about reading the text second hand - a piece of prose that has… — Katie Kitamura Books Copy Share Image
I write some art criticism, and one thing that's clear to me is that politics is fashionable in the American art world… — Katie Kitamura Art Copy Share Image
I'm often a little perplexed, when I read a review of a book, by the quotes that are pulled out as evidence… — Katie Kitamura Beautiful Copy Share Image
I'm interested in dismantling the distinction between masculine and feminine writing both because I think it's a false distinction and, I think,… — Katie Kitamura Assuming Copy Share Image
I don't speak any languages well enough to make an expert assessment on writing in translation, but since I'm interested in awkwardness… — Katie Kitamura Awkwardness Copy Share Image
There's a long relationship between science fiction and the 'novel of ideas,' and I think writers of science fiction are able to… — Katie Kitamura Ambition Copy Share Image
I think it's poignant and powerful, this idea that if someone knows your name, they have the ability to kind of hail… — Katie Kitamura Ability Copy Share Image
The idea of physical strain and discipline, the question of how and when you leave that life behind - they're things I'm… — Katie Kitamura Behind Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in a character who does something and doesn't understand why they've done it. — Katie Kitamura Always Copy Share Image
The alchemy of a fight card is a mysterious thing. Even the most meticulous matchmaking can sometimes misfire. — Katie Kitamura Alchemy Copy Share Image
There's a perception that good writing is writing which runs smoothly. But smooth-running prose can work against what you're trying to express… — Katie Kitamura Books Copy Share Image
It's hard, but I try not to think of happiness as either pending or in the past. — Katie Kitamura Happiness Copy Share Image
For about as long as I've been writing fiction, I've kept a record of the books I've read. — Katie Kitamura Book Copy Share Image
I pretty much admire anybody who has the discipline and the will to make a career out of fighting. It takes buckets… — Katie Kitamura Admire Copy Share Image
Modern sport can be an ugly convergence of commerce and celebrity, but it still has the capacity to move a crowd. — Katie Kitamura Business Copy Share Image
When I receive a box of my books, my impulse is to hide rather than display them. It always makes me very… — Katie Kitamura Anxious Copy Share Image
There should be characters and situations that we cannot identify with, that retain either too much horror or too much wonder to… — Katie Kitamura Empathy Copy Share Image
