Writing keeps me from believing everything I read.

I would say that reproductive freedom comes first, then violence and economics.

Our own lives feel so disordered and confusing, so it's amazing to me that the filmmakers caught the personal, emotional high points and low points of my life and not just the public aspects.

Most writers write to say something about other people - and it doesn't last. Good writers write to find out about themselves - and it lasts forever.

You're afraid to be close to women. Because it's not masculine to be close to women. The last time you were close to a woman, you were a child.

An education is not a thing one gets, but a lifelong process.

Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.