Why should I want what's good for me?' Beatrice asked him, smiling. 'Is that what you want for yourself - only what's good for you?

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

Food doesn't exist, but can only be invented. And reinvented.

Very few writers of distinction in fact were outstanding as undergraduates.

I have beliefs, of course, like everyone-but I don't always believe in them.

while there are 'women writers' there are not, and have never been, 'men writers.' This is an empty category, a class without specimens; for the noun 'writer' - the very verb 'writing' - always implies masculinity.

Read widely, and without apology. Read what you want to read, not what someone tells you you should read.