To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.

Once I started on 'Frances' I discovered it was literally a bottomless well. It devastated me to maintain that for eighteen weeks, to be immersed in this state of rage for twelve to eighteen hours a day. It spilled all over, into other areas of my life.

I have been a waitress, and I was a damn fine waitress too, let me tell you.

Digital doesn't interest me. It's too many steps removed from the actual tactile thing. I still read books. I don't read online.

I've never been a sunny personality. I've never been outgoing. I'm a solitary person.

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

Don't be absent from your own life.