I am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out from under me.

I know from the middle distance I give off the look of being prolific, which is a funny compliment to receive.

I am married to someone I love.

What all great teachers appear to have in common is love of their subject, an obvious satisfaction in rousing this love in their students, and an ability to convince them that what they are being taught is deadly serious

We who are quotatious are never truly alone, but always hear the cheerful flow of remarks made by dead writers so much more intelligent than we.

I think the story is my form.

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off.