Literary Characters, Like My Grandmother's Apparitions, Are

At The Most Difficult Moments Of My Life, When It Seemed That Every Door Was Closed To Me, The Taste Of Those Apricots Comes Back To Comfort Me With The Notion That Abundance Is Always Within Reach, If Only One Knows How To Find It.

A Novel Is Achieved With Hard Work, The Short Story With Inspiration.

If I Didn't Write My Soul Would Dry Up And Die.

Feminism Has Never Been Sexy, But Let Me Assure You That It Never Stopped Me From Flirting, And I Have Seldom Suffered From Lack Of Men.

After Fifty Most Of The Bullshit Is Gone.