I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so well in France. He said it was because in my novels people both act and think. I got a kick out of that.

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I got $30 from Nation magazine for a poem and $500 for my first book...

I got $30 from Nation magazine for a poem and $500 for my first book...

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 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....

We are all naturally xenophobic.

We are all naturally xenophobic.

The fact is, the media never gets off the interstate unless there's a major explosion.

The fact is, the media never gets off the interstate unless there's a major explosion.

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 rarely read or buy a book because of a review.

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

After a lifetime of world travel I've been fascinated that those in the third world...

After a lifetime of world travel I've been fascinated that those in the third world...

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.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

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...

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...

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.

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what...

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what...

I don't know what psychotherapy does. I have been seeing the same person for 26...

I don't know what psychotherapy does. I have been seeing the same person for 26...

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...

Naturally we would prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so apparently devoid...

Naturally we would prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so apparently devoid...

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...

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...

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...