I Didn't Want To Be

The Message Of Women's Liberation Is That Women Can Love Each Other And Ourselves Against Our Degrading Education.

I Remember How Surprised I Was When My First Novel Was About To Be Published And I Was Informed That I Could Be Sued For Anything Any One Of My Characters Said. 'but I Often Don't Agree With What They Say,' I Protested. The Lawyer Was Not Interested In The Clear Distinction I Make Between My Own Voice And The Voices Of My Characters. Neither, I Have Found, Are Many Of My Readers.

It's Not The Length But The Quality Of Life That Matters To Me. It Has Always Been Important To Me To Write One Sentence At A Time, To Live Every Day As If It Were My Last And Judge It In Those Terms, Often Badly, Not Because It Lacked Grand Gesture Or Grand Passion But Because It Failed In The Daily Virtues Of Self-discipline, Kindness, And Laughter. It Is Love, Very Ordinary, Human Love, And Not Fear, Which Is The Good Teacher And The Wisest Judge.

To Live In A Harmonious Balance Of Commitments And Pleasures Is What I Strive For.

People Genuinely Happy In Their Choices Seem Less Often Tempted To Force Them On Other People Than Those Who Feel Martyred And Broken By Their Lives.