Tennis is physical chess.

Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist.

Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow. There are events and personal experiences that call forth seriousness but they are fewer than most of us think.

Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.

I have finally figured out that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.

I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.

I believe that we often disguise pain through ritual and it may be the only solace we have.