I remember manners, that's when people are scared to make other persons mad.

At the door, there was one of those moment when two people realize that they like each other more than they know each other. This is nicer than the opposite situation, but more awkward. You try to remember the protocol for touching. You hate to gush, or presume to much, yet you are unwilling to let the moment pass without without some gesture

Something we do know is that review coverage does go to male authors more than women authors. That's a fact. I think it's one of those examples of unconscious bias: If you hire a lot of male journalists, they're more likely to pick up the latest Ian McEwan novel than the latest A.S. Byatt novel.

A memoir is always the most authentic telling of a situation, but a novel gets to different places.

He [Ma's Tooth] was part of her a minute ago but now he's not. Just a thing.

I think there are few films out there that take motherhood seriously.

If you have written something that the film people want, like a book, it does give you a way in.