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

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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...

It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of...

It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of...

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...

When I was teaching at Harvard in the 1970s, I went to Project Incorporated in...

When I was teaching at Harvard in the 1970s, I went to Project Incorporated in...

I've spent my life supporting myself.

I've spent my life supporting myself.

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...

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,...

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

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

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.

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 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 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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.

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...