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

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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...

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,...

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

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

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.

I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.

I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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 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...

I've spent my life supporting myself.

I've spent my life supporting myself.

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...

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,...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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...