I can't hang around with lots of people these days because I am hypersensitive. So when I am around a lot of people or a big roomful of people I get almost autistic. I get overwhelmed and really tired. So I don't like being around large groups.

I find myself using Spanish words much more now that I'm older, and I guess I have the authority to do it in public spaces in ways that I felt I couldn't when I was teaching here fifteen years ago.

Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in

I like to think about the bestseller list as, "This is the medicine cabinet of a very sick country." Let me look and see what they're reading that isn't nourishing them.

Write about what makes you different.

My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings and life forms, including some men.

How can art make a difference in the world?