A lot of people get so hung up on what they can't have that they don't think for a second about whether they really want it.
—Lionel Shriver in Checker and the Derailleurs
About Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver (born Margaret Ann Shriver; May 18, 1957) is an American-British author and journalist who lives in Portugal. Her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005.