People still think that a woman who doesn't have children or doesn't want children is really lacking in something. I've seen this over and over again in my life. I've had this thinking used against me repeatedly. I remember I had a therapist once, and I brought this up, and she said, "Well, I think women who don't have children feel very self-critical. They feel bad, so they think other people are critical in that way."

I think, as we go through life, we can sometimes, while still staying essentially true to ourselves, pick up mannerisms or modes of expression that are like curlicues. And there was a lot of that that I recognized sometimes. And I remembered, sometimes dimly, why those phrases felt so tasty to me, why that particular curl felt so good to me. But from my point of view now, it was almost inaccurate. It changed the meaning of what I was saying in a way that it seemed like a distortion.

Partly, I'm worried that no one is saying anything because they are afraid of being seen as politically correct.

I think a woman who commits adultery, is not sympathetic in our culture - or in many cultures, let's face it.

I remember the time I said, 'I don't think you love yourself. You need to learn to love yourself.'

I focus more on the spiritual or psychic gains.

Somebody once said to me if you want to be understood, don't write fiction.