Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit.

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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 only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're...

The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're...

I'm not rational enough to be a good journalist.

I'm not rational enough to be a good journalist.

I can write anywhere.

I can write anywhere.

I write novellas because I don't like loose sprawling prose.

I write novellas because I don't like loose sprawling prose.

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

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

So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such...

So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such...

I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan....

I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan....

I do have trouble with titles.

I do have trouble with titles.

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...

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

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.

I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books...

I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and...

Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and...

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...

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...