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" Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist. "

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Self-Confidence

" Cats and dogs believe politicians are like cemetery caregivers; they are on top of everyone, but nobody listens. "

" While cats can be infuriating, little old women in fur coats, they make me laugh. Of course, dogs, horses and my highly social chickens are dear to me, too. "

" Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. "

" To love without role, without power plays, is revolution. "

" No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people. "

" As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls. "

" Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being. "

" There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace. "

" Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women. "

" I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can. "

" I don't think you can ever assess your work. I don't think Turgenev could assess his any more than I can assess mine, and his didn't have a social impact as much as great literary impact. "

" If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novels, find a book you do like. "

" Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful. "

" I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority. "

" We animals live life in all its glorious uncertainty. Why do politicians think they can control events? "

" Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash. "

" If you like my novels, I commend your good taste. "

" A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one. "

" Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. "

" Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television. "

" You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners. "

" Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash. "

" I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain. "

" Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. "

" About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all. "

" Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did. "

" If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle. "

" A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. "