I recognize that printing pictures of corpses raises all sorts of problems about taste and titillation and sensationalism; the fact is, however, that people die. Death happens to be one of life's main events. And it is irresponsible and more than that, inaccurate, for newspapers to fail to show it.

Insane people are always sure they're just fine. It's only the sane people who are willing to admit they're crazy.

I think if you're lucky enough to find a voice in whatever you do, that voice will come sneaking out no matter what.

Most of us live our lives devoid of cinematic moments.

Lesbianism has always seemed to me an extremely inventive response to a shortage of men, but otherwise not worth the trouble.

The hardest thing about writing is writing.

No one is more romantic than a cynic. I do think that you don't become cynical or 'unsentimental' unless there's a core of romanticism or sentiment that's had a few chips nicked into it.