Aphrodite is about lust and gluttony - the only two sins worth committing, in my opinion.

Everyone has a story, the air is full of stories. The creative process is mysterious, I don't know why it is that suddenly a theme will take hold of me and refuse to leave me in peace until I investigate it and write it.

You would give your life for your little baby. It's not the same when you are in a sexual relationship unless you feel that you are loved as you love.

When love exists, nothing else matters, not life’s predicaments, not the fury of the years, not a physical winding down or scarcity of opportunity.

If I didn't write my soul would dry up and die.

I have been a woman for 46 years and I only recently realized I can't change it and I like it.

The first few months of my life of every year are in total retreat. I don't see anybody except my husband and my dog, I don't talk to anybody, and I just write.