I am not a snob; it is simply that I am not interested with what most people have to say, or what they want to do — mostly with my time.

I knew I was strong, and maybe like they said, "crazy." But I had this feeling inside of me that something real was there.

A woman is a full time job. You have to choose your profession.

I write as a function. Without it I would fall ill and die. It's as much a part of one as the liver or intestine, and just about as glamorous.

from the beginning, through the middle years and up to the end: too bad, too bad, too bad.

our bones like stems into the sky will forever cry victory

I don't carry notebooks and I don't consciously store ideas. I try not to think that I am a writer and I am pretty good at doing that. I don't like writers, but then I don't like insurance salesmen either.