It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.

I write slowly by hand. Publishing is effectively bankrupt for you unless you are Danielle Steele. It takes a year to write book and advances are going down or disappearing.

Beware of the man who praises women's liberation; he is about to quit his job.

A concern with 'public morality' is - if not the last refuge of a scoundrel - the first foray of the fascist.

Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.

If you imagine the world listening, you'll never write a line. That's why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.

Conflict is the soul of literature.