The Message Of Women's Liberation Is That

Human Beings Tolerate What They Understand They Have To Tolerate.

To Live In A Harmonious Balance Of Commitments And Pleasures Is What I Strive For.

I Remember How Surprised I Was When My First Novel Was About To Be Published And I Was Informed That I Could Be Sued For Anything Any One Of My Characters Said. 'but I Often Don't Agree With What They Say,' I Protested. The Lawyer Was Not Interested In The Clear Distinction I Make Between My Own Voice And The Voices Of My Characters. Neither, I Have Found, Are Many Of My Readers.

I Was Very Frightened When I Turned Forty. I Suddenly Thought I Ought To Wake Up And Be Speaking With The Voice Of God.

I've Never Been Resigned To Ready-made Ideas As I Was To Ready-made Clothes, Perhaps Because Although I Couldn't Sew, I Could Think.