I could never take the idea of religion very seriously.

Memory blurs, that's the point. If memory didn't blur you wouldn't have the fool's courage to do things again, again, again, that tear you apart.

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

Like a flame is real enough, isn't it, while it's burning?-even if there's a time it goes out?

I did not consider that I would lead a literary life. I'd thought initially, as a young girl, that I would be a teacher, since I so admired many of my teachers. And though I loved writing, I did not ever think of myself as a writer.

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?

All actors are whores. They want only one thing: to seduce you.