One of the things reading does, it makes your loneliness manageable if you are an essentially lonely person.

I'm always surprised to hear or read my work described, "In angry tones, she says." No! In truthful tones! Does truth have a tone? I don't know.

What I don't write is as important as what I write.

Who you are is a mystery no one can answer, not even you.

In my writing I'm trying to explore the violations people commit upon each other.

When once I got to America I fell in love with hippie culture, and I've always wanted to live in the country and grow organic vegetables.

The sound of words in a novel is a pretty amazing thing, and I am concerned with the sound of every word I write.