I think in a lot of ways, writing, when you're really in there, is like being an actress because you're in somebody else's head.

I think it's true about people now being closer to their parents, since the '60s, really. The parents are no longer from a different planet, the 1950s ideas of American family. We could be friends with our parents. After the '60s, it wasn't like a person smoking pot was what the parents would be appalled at.

Whether I'm critically well received, whether or not I sell books - of course it becomes progressively harder to get them published - nevertheless, it's what I do, every day.

I feel like I sort of missed the eighties. At the time, we didn’t know we were having fun, which is probably the way it always is.

As a writer, I don't think it's my responsibility to make a point. I just write and hope there's someone who'll like it.

The older a woman gets, the more invisible you become.

Fame is really great in a lot of ways, you know? People are a lot nicer to you. Like, the more famous you are, the more free presents you get. And invitations to really amazing things.