When I Was Turning 40, I Felt

I Think Once You Sort Of Cross Over And You Realize What Books Can Be - And If They Mean Something To You - There's Just No Stopping You.

It's The Universal Feeling That We All Are Alone - That We're All Different. I Think The Movie's One Resounding Theme Is That Everybody Feels The Same, And We're All Alone Together. Some People Come Up To Me On The Street And Thank Me For Helping Them Get Through Their Teen Years.

I Never Felt Terribly Comfortable In The Public Eye.

I Feel Like Women Very Often Do Write Differently Than Men, But Women Write Things That Men Can't Write.

When I Was A Little Kid I Thought I Would Grow Up To Be Black And Sing Jazz In Nightclubs.