Not what the mind sees, but what the mind imagines the eye must see.

The cleaning is something I use as a reward if I get some work done. I go into a very happy state of mind when I'm vacuuming.

The historical Woodrow Wilson suffered from numerous complaints which we might today label as psychosomatic. Yet, Wilson did have a stroke as a relatively young man of 39 and seemed always to be ill. He was 'high-strung' - intensely neurotic - yet a charismatic personality nonetheless.

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

The novel is perhaps the highest art form because it so closely resembles life: it is about human relationships. It's technique, page by page, resembles our technique of living day by day-a way of relating.

Where there must be a choice, a girl will choose Daddy. Even if you are Mommy, you concede that this must be so: you remember when you were a girl, too.

People might be surprised to know how much I throw away. For every page I publish, I throw 10 pages away.