Much of what happens in Love Always is really from overheard conversations in the Russian Tea Room. It's an improvisation of the way certain Hollywood agents think and talk to each other.

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Also minimalism is a term that all of us who share so little in common...

Also minimalism is a term that all of us who share so little in common...

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...

It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings.

It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings.

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 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.

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...

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...

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 think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

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

While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily...

While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily...

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...

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,...

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...

Falling in Place was meant to be very much rooted in a place and time,...

Falling in Place was meant to be very much rooted in a place and time,...

I think that I'm serious, but I don't think that I'm inordinately bleak.

I think that I'm serious, but I don't think that I'm inordinately bleak.

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,...

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...

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...