When you really want to say no, say no. You can't do everything - or at least not well.

The New Testament has had a really powerful effect on how I write and how I live my life.

Jane Austen may not be the best writer, but she certainly writes about the best people. And by that I mean people just like me.

In a democratic society, the only treason is silence.

But never fear, gentlemen; castration was really not the point of feminism, and we women are too busy eviscerating one another to take you on.

I can't think of a single downside to motherhood now.

My home was in a pleasant place outside of Philadelphia. But I really lived, truly lived, somewhere else. I lived within the covers of books.