Of course a magazine is usually more interesting than a conversation, because so much more time and preparation has gone into it.

I just write the books that I think I would want to read.

I'm SO trying to give up meat.

Foolish names and foolish faces often appear in public places.

In life we're most hell-bent on proving things that we're not really sure are true.

I think there is still pressure to marry. I think there is still pressure to have children. If you're middle or upper class, those pressures exist at a later age now.

I'm not afraid of writing about sensitive subjects, but I want to be careful how I do so and I know not all readers will think I have been, of course.