Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.

It is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.

Poetry is fired by love.

I don't necessarily read everything. I read what I need to read to inspire the book I'm trying to finish.

At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are seen all over Beijing bouncing grandbabies. In the United States, we can't afford to retire at 55.

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

What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?