It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of them are so boring, is that every day we vacillate between examining our hangnails and speculating on cosmic order.

I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if you were to ask me about male writers, there's often a novel I admire, but not all of their works.

Any life will seem dramatic if you omit mention of most of it.

What will happen can't be stopped. Aim for Grace.

People forget years and remember moments.

I think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.