I don't think that I can be settled and I don't think that I would ever want to be.

I like European and South American literature, but mostly I read nonfiction.

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

I knew my motivations for going to each place and what I was looking for. If I don't do that then I generally don't write about my travels.

I never asked anybody to take me seriously.

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.

Women still get angry at me. I mean, men go after me sometimes, but most of the bad responses come from women.