I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question.

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Your kids inevitably want to move where they had their vacations when they were younger.

Your kids inevitably want to move where they had their vacations when they were younger.

There is a neurologist, a woman over at Harvard who wanted me to come talk...

There is a neurologist, a woman over at Harvard who wanted me to come talk...

I couldn't run a tight schedule, and if you're any good at teaching, you get...

I couldn't run a tight schedule, and if you're any good at teaching, you get...

I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's...

I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's...

We are all naturally xenophobic.

We are all naturally xenophobic.

New Yorkers are mostly interested in New York - in case you haven't noticed.

New Yorkers are mostly interested in New York - in case you haven't noticed.

Because most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works.

Because most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works.

Short things are short all over and long things are long all over.

Short things are short all over and long things are long all over.

Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

I rarely read or buy a book because of a review.

I rarely read or buy a book because of a review.

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit.

Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so...

I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so...

Writers can write outside their ethnicity or sex depending how open and vulnerable they wish...

Writers can write outside their ethnicity or sex depending how open and vulnerable they wish...

Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for...

Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for...

The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at...

The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at...

I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and...

I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and...

I don't see gender as the most significant fact of human existence.

I don't see gender as the most significant fact of human existence.

The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and...

The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and...