Novelists Never Have To Footnote.

I Love To Write About Sex. You Just Have To Make It Idiosyncratic. You Have To Have A Strong Comprehension Of Your Characters, And Write It From Their Point Of View. It's Really Fun. It's Not Erotic.

Your Sons Weren't Made To Like You. That's What Grandchildren Are For.

Writing Novels Is An Essentially Amateur Activity.

When 'the Awakening' Was Published It Was Considered So Scandalous It Was Banned In The Author's Home-town Library, And She Herself Was Barred From The Fine Arts Club In The Same City. What The Novel Has To Offer, Among Other Things, Is Honesty.

There Is Something I Have Noticed About Desire, That It Opens The Eyes And Strikes Them Blind At The Same Time.