Every child, woman, and man should possess license to speak or sing in his or her true voice.

If a man wishes to truly not be written about, he would do well not to write letters to 18-year-old girls, inviting them into his life.

If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.

I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need of encouragement to remain true to themselves.

Some literary types subscribe to the notion that being a writer like Salinger entitles a person to remain free of the standards that might apply to mere mortals.

I had known there had been a serial killer on Mount Tamalpais, and it felt so incongruous in such a beautiful, peaceful spot.

No, I said. I didn't remember that. There was so much to remember, sometimes the best thing was to forget.