Never joke with the press. Irony does not translate into newsprint.

Blocks usually stem from fear of being judged. If you imagine the world is listening, you'll never write a line.

The bruise on the heart which at first feels incredibly tender to the slightest touch eventually turns all the shades of the rainbow and stops aching. We forget about it. We even forget we have hearts until the next time. And then we wonder how we ever could have forgotten. We think this one is better, because, in fact, we cannot fully remember the time before.

You must have a certain amount of maturity to be a poet. Seldom do sixteen-year-olds know themselves well enough.

Women's books are kind of discriminated against. If a man writes a book about his family stories, people think of it as literature. If it's a woman, she's 'spilling her guts,' and it's not art.

People are terrified. A lot of them are in relationships that aren't satisfying, and if you tell them they can change their life, they get really scared.

Sex just as a drive, as a hormonal drive, is not very interesting.