Now I have to have the biggest P.O. box in the entire post office to get all the manuscripts coming in.

I got more and more politically active and just followed the course of feminism and sexual liberation.

I had a hard time publishing my books in the beginning of my career, because editors were afraid what people would think of THEM, personally, if their name was associated with me.

I'm like the kid in kindergarten; I really do send valentines to everyone.

States have the responsibility to create rules and conditions for growth and development, and to channel the benefits to all citizens by providing education and making people able to participate in the economies, and in decision-making.

As countries embrace mass higher education, the cost of maintaining universities increases dramatically relative to an elite system.

I never attended any acting school, though I've done theatre workshops a couple of times, and it has been an extremely enriching experience. But beyond that, I don't want to acquire the skills of acting and use them on camera. I'd rather learn on the job.

American culture is very good at interpersonal relationships and people skills, whereas we're incredibly adept at academics and straightforward 19th-century Victorian education.