4 Quotes & Sayings By Katherine Valdez

Katherine Valdez is the author of the New York Times bestseller "A Million Little Pieces" and the memoir "I Thought I Could Pretty Much Take on the World", as well as many other works of nonfiction. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, Elle, Marie Claire, and The New York Times Sunday Book Review. She has been a contributor to the op-ed page of The New York Times since 2010. Her writing has also appeared in Glamour, Vogue, and Essence, among other publications Read more

In 2009 she was selected as one of Oprah's SuperSoul100. She lives in northern California with her husband, four children, and her Shih Tzu.

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When life expectancy hit 95 years of age, married people around the world shouted, "Enough! " And just like that, the institution of marriage was reinvented. Katherine Valdez
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She'd fall back asleep dreaming of hurricanes whipping the palm trees around her childhood home, trying to run from the Godzilla-sized beast that rushed to devour her. But her feet were stuck in invisible cement. As she struggled to scream, she'd startle awake and feel the staccato beats of her heart thumping double-time. Only then would she remember: she brought him into this world.- The Monster In Her Bedroom, Havok Magazine, Issue 1.1. Katherine Valdez
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So when she looked in the mirror one day, and saw the beginning of thorny protrusions on her legs, a slight greenish tinge to her skin, she sighed. It was inevitable. - The Monster In Her Bedroom, Havok Magazine, Issue 1.1 Katherine Valdez