“If there's a black cat that crosses the street in my path, I will turn around and walk 20 minutes out of my way to not cross it. You know how in New York there's a lot of scaffolding? I won't walk under scaffolding or under ladders. I wear things like a baseball player wears things that are supposed to have luck.”

American novelist and short story writer

Lauren Groff is an American novelist and short story writer. She is known for fiction that has appeared across five novels and three short story collections, and 79 quotes on this site are attributed to her. Her books include Delicate Edible Birds, Fates and Furies, Matrix, The Vaster Wilds, and Brawler. She also co-founded The Lynx Bookstore in Gainesville, Florida, with her husband, Clay Kallman.