It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings.
The admiration of another writer’s work is almost in inverse proportion to similarities in style.
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.
People forget years and remember moments.
the real killer was when you married the wrong person but had the right children.