It's true, I've become one of those grumpy older women.

I am drawn to characters that go on journeys, characters that are real people, that have life.

It's true, I've become one of those grumpy older women.

The trouble with anyone when they're unhappy or in a relationship they recognize is not working but don't know what to do about is that they can't see farther out than that. If the relationship is not working, if what was there isn't there anymore, you have to do something about it.

I've had very close relationships with some twentieth-century writers.

In my life, I've had estates in Russia, houses in Spain, in Norway, in the deep south of America.

You need to keep on doing things you have never done before in your career. You have to have a go.