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 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 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...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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'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...

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...

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.

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...

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've spent my life supporting myself.

I've spent my life supporting myself.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.

I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.

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,...

I don't write about things that I have the answers to or things that are...

I don't write about things that I have the answers to or things that are...