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

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

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

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.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

We are all naturally xenophobic.

We are all naturally xenophobic.

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

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

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...

Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit.

Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit.

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 used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

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 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...

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 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.

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 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...

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...

I do have trouble with titles.

I do have trouble with titles.

I've never felt influenced by Ernest Hemingway though I suppose there is something inevitable there.

I've never felt influenced by Ernest Hemingway though I suppose there is something inevitable there.

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...