Writers are the moral purifiers of the culture. We may not be pure ourselves but we must tell the truth, which is a purifying act.

Gossip is irresponsible communication.

Unfortunately, Susan didn't remember what Jane Fulton once said, 'Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.

If you can't raise consciousness, at least raise hell.

If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novel, find a book you do like. Life is too short to be miserable. If you do like my novels, I commend your good taste.

I have always been suspicious of romantic love. It looks too much like a narcissism shared by two.

It doesn't matter to me. We're still cousins in our own way. Blood's just something old people talk about to make you feel bad.