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• ‟ I write what I want to write, and then, when it's finished, I use my judgment to see whether or not I think it's intrusive. If it is problematic, then I ask those involved. I won't necessarily do what they say. But I do consult. I haven't had too many problems. Nobody's really gotten angry at me. Nobody, as far as I know, has felt betrayed.

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• ‟ I try to cope by doing what I do, what I find purpose and joy in. For me, that has been writing and playing ball. It doesn't make the pain go away, but what else can I do?

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• ‟ I don't make that hard and fast distinction between political and nonpolitical writing. I write about what bothers me.

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• ‟ I have written about the women around me. My ancestors, my relatives, lovers. It was a way of trying to make it all make sense.

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• ‟ I don't have anybody living around me who has much of a sense of what I do. That's exactly what I like.

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• ‟ The whole idea of spellbinding, of being an entertainer, being the center of the stage, making up words - that let me know that writing is nice.

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