A biography for Lela Lorenhasn’t been written yet.
“Shane Johnson and I coincidently went to Whitman College. This is notable because Whitman is teeny-tiny, with only 1,200 students. He graduated the spring before I started, so we didn't know each other.”
“I've noticed in the Caribbean culture, the women aren't submissive - they're very fiery.”
“The U.S. is a rainbow of people with an endless scope of stories. My hope is that writing stories about people of color will become instinctual rather than something to be pushed for.”
“You don't actually need confidence or good self-esteem to be successful. You just need to have courage.”
“I live in Venice, where I can roll out of bed in my pajamas, so I tend to fly under the radar - and I hope that continues.”
“I personally think 'Power' is much more similar to 'The Sopranos' in that it deals with a character who is leading a double life and wants to become legitimate.”
“The power of sexual attraction is a real thing.”
“I'm one of those people who doesn't understand how it was that I went to bed at 3 o'clock in the morning or what I was doing. Like, I looked at 'Bon Appetit' magazine for three hours for things I'm never going to cook. Or I'm just on Pinterest for no logical reason.”