If you could have a book called My Favorite Six Stories, I don't think I'd have trouble doing that.

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I've spent my life supporting myself.

I've spent my life supporting myself.

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...

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

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

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...

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 think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

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

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...

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.

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 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 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...

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

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