Clichés So Often Befall Vain People.

The Admiration Of Another Writer’s Work Is Almost In Inverse Proportion To Similarities In Style.

Women Are Obviously Much More Discriminated Against Than Men In Many Ways.

While I Would Agree That I Write About Serious Subjects, And That They're Not Necessarily The Most Pleasant Subjects Or Even The Most Pleasant People, As A Writer I Just Think About The Humorous Aspects Of These Things - That's What Keeps Me Going When I'm Writing A Story.

I Like A Lot Of Margaret Atwood, I Like Much Of Alice Munro. Again, If You Were To Ask Me About Male Writers, There's Often A Novel I Admire, But Not All Of Their Works.

It's Not About Having Things Figured Out, Or About Communicating With Other People, Trying To Make Them Understand What You Understand. It's About A Chicken Dinner At A Drive-in. A Soft Pillow. Things That Don't Need Explaining.