Writing about sex turns out to be just writing about life.

it is not unusual to hate great writers before we learn to love them. Because they have created something that did not yet exist, they must also create their audience. Sometimes the audience is not yet ready. Sometimes it has yet to be born.

The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.

Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

Most sex doesn't really bring people together. You have to reach a certain level of connection, I think, and that's pretty rare.

Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.