The nonfiction novel or literary memoir as authored by women is usually given a much harder time in mainstream criticism.

I do think that memoirs by women are reviewed differently and considered somewhat outside of the canon.

My rage and sense of alienation as to how women have been written, have allowed themselves to be written, in so many ways, has political roots.

All of my wildness is in the writing. I have discovered I have to be orderly and boring in my personal life to be wild in my work.

I think the mad wives and mistresses are my hysterics - even the fictionalized ones. I want to trace how they were silenced, I want to find for them an escape route.

I am worthy of being read. I mean, one has to be convinced of one's genius.

My writing has always been considered extremely important, even though I make slim-to-no money at it.

I am home because I am a writer, but sometimes, when I'm not productive (productivity: the expectations of capitalism), I feel like a terrible housewife, or a sick person.

I think that writing and publishing are different. I think I will always write; I might not always publish. The idea of not publishing is wonderful!

The hope in literature is that we are allowed to be imperfect, to write of our imperfection, without being overly critiqued for being unlikeable.

I think for a woman, getting older can help, through personal experience, although of course older women are then rendered invisible in our society, another existential crisis.

I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining. I believe in love even when not feeling it. I believe in God even when he is silent...

The streetlight forge speech bubbles of illumination in the air. A faint glow from the moon casts eerie shadows behind the dark clouds.

To pursue a goal which is by definition unattainable is to condemn oneself to a state of perpetual unhappiness.

I don't want to call the show [ "Mary and Jane" ] a satire because it is not, but there are satirical elements.

...It's important to distinguish between "worry versus harm" when it came to privacy online.

It's really a lot easier to write about things that are problematic. Who wants to hear how happy you are?

Iconic artists are never straight ahead. Michael Jackson loved Elvis and Burt Bacharach, and uniquely blended both of them into what he did.

Recovering from a gunshot wound is not a vacation. You need to, like, write that on your hand or something.

Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe councils. [Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]

Remember that a share of stock represents a part of a business and is not just a piece of paper.