I woke up at five o'clock in the morning with the whole first paragraph in my head. Now, this just shows what a slothful person I am: I tried to go back to sleep.

[On parenthood:] You can't change your mind--you know, and say, this isn't working out, let's sell.

If you read a lot, nothing is as great as you've imagined. Venice is - Venice is better.

Andy Warhol made fame more famous.

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house.

Why not have your first baby at sixty, when your husband is already dead and your career is over? Then you can really devote yourself to it.

I love sleep because it is both pleasant and safe to use.