The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting words on the page.

Try to be accurate about stuff.

It is very hard to trace the effect of words on a life.

I have no place left to live but in my own heart.

I think it’s very important to write a demythologized woman character. My characters are flawed. They are no better than they should be.

If your life just falls apart early on, you can put it together again. Its the people who are always on the brink of crisis who dont hit bottom who are in trouble.

I’m really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don’t confuse the issues really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two.