The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it.

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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...

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

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

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...

Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit.

Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit.

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.

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...

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...

Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

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 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...

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

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

We are all naturally xenophobic.

We are all naturally xenophobic.

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...

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 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...

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....

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 used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

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...

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

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