I have almost never been compared to male writers in any review. All women.
You are only pretentious if you are not sincere.
Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.
There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.
All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.
I don't know if you've ever been shoved into the bow of a nutshell pram, a boat that is very easily almost liftable with one hand, and quite tippy, and is being piloted by a 12-year-old, but it is the true feeling of having your life in someone else's hands, and it's very precarious.
I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.
The present basic philosophy is nuclear deterrence.
I don't read novels that are looking to convince me of anything. I believe that literature needs to be a machine of illusions.
Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.
You got your own style, now let it come through. And remember no matter what, you got to be you.