Writing Novels Is An Essentially Amateur Activity.

With Preference Came Point Of View; With Point Of View, Personality; With Personality, Uniqueness; With Uniqueness, Grief.

I Love To Write About Sex. You Just Have To Make It Idiosyncratic. You Have To Have A Strong Comprehension Of Your Characters, And Write It From Their Point Of View. It's Really Fun. It's Not Erotic.

I Spent Part Of My College Years In A Marxist Commune. I Was Not A Marxist. I Wasn't Even Pretending To Be One. I Was A Marxist-in-law.

I Have Noticed Before That There Is A Category Of Acquaintanceship That Is Not Friendship Or Business Or Romance, But Speculation, Fascination.

Love Is A General Emotion. Marriage Is Exactingly Specific.