Go to a place and just send out emails. That's my entire life. I go to countries and I ask, "Who would I know who lives here?" Not even do I know, but who exists and is on the planet.

I never asked anybody to take me seriously.

I think American literature is in a tedious place, horrible place. I can't even engage with it.

I don't tell clients what to do. I don't even really tell them what the future is.

Feminism now seems to be defined as success is defined: as being as good at capitalism as men are. I feel very estranged from it.

Most of what I do is for creative people - writers and painters and photographers - trying to work through creative problems.

I was twenty-one when I was hired by Planned Parenthood. It was my first work experience outside of either temping or working for my father at his store.