I felt my whole life was a facsimile of a life.

I'm writing what I want to write. But it's almost an act of rebellion on my part. Because as a person, I've always wanted to be very likeable, and I think that's a horrible thing, particularly for women. You're always like, "Oh, I hope I didn't hurt anyone's feelings. I hope they like me!" And that's just so stupid.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.