It's good to try stuff. I wrote a book that I threw away, and I think I just wrote it so I could try stuff in it and not be scared

I wish I could write while I'm on the road but it never works for me. I need to be sitting still.

I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers.

Sometimes, things are just exercises.

I had always loved life on the road. It was just something that appealed to me very deeply.

You can quit smoking, and never have to have a cigarette again to survive. But with food, it is a daily challenge.

Maybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections could review an equal amount of female and male writers. Maybe Oprah could start putting some books by women authors in her book club, since most of her audience is women.