That said, I've never thought the fact that I'm a woman was important to my work.

Girls are crazy and mean. They don't fight fair.

I was always inventing characters and making up stories.

That said, I've never thought the fact that I'm a woman was important to my work.

Kindness to me is only powerful if it has the cruel streak behind it. If someone is kind all the time under all circumstances, they're just simple-minded. Kindness is only worth something if you have the cruel streak to back it up.

Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way.

I fingerpick a lot because I can get more of a range of feeling from the guitar than I can when I bash away with a pick.