I do believe that in every age there are people whose consciousness transcends their own time and that these people, whether fictional or historical, are those with whom we most closely identify and those about whom we most enjoy reading.
It's hard to do fiction and nonfiction simultaneously.
fame is merely the fact of being misunderstood by millions of people.
It takes a spasm of love to write a poem.
Nothing you write is ever lost to you. At some other level your mind is working on it.
Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.