Also minimalism is a term that all of us who share so little in common and who are lumped together as minimalists are not terribly happy with.

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I must say also that it's never worked to my disadvantage that I have long,...

I must say also that it's never worked to my disadvantage that I have long,...

I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere,...

I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere,...

It's interesting, though, that in daily life, I think of myself as being relatively unobservant.

It's interesting, though, that in daily life, I think of myself as being relatively unobservant.

It's often been said that I'm an extremely depressing, cynical writer. I've never known what...

It's often been said that I'm an extremely depressing, cynical writer. I've never known what...

When I was teaching at Harvard in the 1970s, I went to Project Incorporated in...

When I was teaching at Harvard in the 1970s, I went to Project Incorporated in...

I think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

I think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

I could name a few songs and say exactly what summer they came out and...

I could name a few songs and say exactly what summer they came out and...

Much of what happens in Love Always is really from overheard conversations in the Russian...

Much of what happens in Love Always is really from overheard conversations in the Russian...

It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of...

It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of...

If you could have a book called My Favorite Six Stories, I don't think I'd...

If you could have a book called My Favorite Six Stories, I don't think I'd...

Well, a few years ago I think I could have given you a more enthusiastic...

Well, a few years ago I think I could have given you a more enthusiastic...

I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and...

I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and...

There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way...

There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way...

Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's...

Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's...

I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if...

I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if...

When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the...

When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the...

I've been in this business for a long time, and I no longer think that...

I've been in this business for a long time, and I no longer think that...

You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And...

You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And...

I've spent my life supporting myself.

I've spent my life supporting myself.

Nobody can assume that, to a writer, everything is off-limits.

Nobody can assume that, to a writer, everything is off-limits.