Be bold, and try not to fall in love with your faults. Don't be so afraid of giving yourself away, either, for if yo write, you must. And if you can't face that, better not write.

What we need now is endless courage.

Each generation must get on the same old merry-go-round, only disguised in a fresh coat of paint.

I think I've only spent about ten percent of my energies on writing. The other ninety percent went to keeping my head above water.

Eventually women will learn there's no such thing as freedom. Their husbands are just as fastened to the deck as they are. Men get onto a treadmill and never got off.

The greatest art comes out of warmth and conviction and deep feeling, but then, very few people, even geniuses, have all that.

Writing does not exclude the full life; it demands it.