I don't behave the way people necessarily want me to, but I tried behaving that other way for a short period of time and it didn't take.

I understand maybe some people are more impressionable than my hard, cynical self, but maybe they need to figure out how to be less of that.

A wild appreciation of men and women . . . who passionately and fearlessly and recklessly redefine romance. . . . The passionate creatures who refuse to play it safe and settle down now have an intelligent, like-minded advocate.

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

American culture never necessarily made sense to me, but they should warn you: leaving comes with a huge sense of alienation that never goes away.

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

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.