My generation of young female writers discovered that we could dictate the form and content of our own fiction.

I don't believe in organized religion. I believe that people should try to connect with their own life force and let it lead them to do with their lives what they will find satisfying.

Solitude is considered un-American.

We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.

Love is everything it's cracked up to be

Having stopped expecting truth, we rarely get it.

Feminism is teaching. I've gotten a lot of pleasure pushing younger writers that I've met and worked with.