I don't think that any 'ism' is higher than literature or art. So I'm a formalist. I greatly honor and respect the form of a work.

On the elusive gift of blending austerity of craft with elasticity of allure.

I am what would be called a 'mainstream feminist,' not a radical feminist.

Nothing is accidental in the universe - this is one of my Laws of Physics - except the entire universe itself, which is Pure Accident, pure divinity.

Cherie, keep walking. Shut your eyes. We are headed for the bridge. We are going to cross it.

Loneliness is like starvation: you don't realize how hungry you are until you begin to eat.

Life is like boxing in many unsettling respects. But boxing is only like boxing.