3 December 2020 Mary Gordon It was actually a women’s writing group I belonged to in graduate school that gave me the courage to move from poetry to fiction.
3 December 2020 Mary Gordon One should never be sexually involved with anyone one genuinely cares for. A sexual relationship guarantees a loss.
3 December 2020 Mary Gordon I think coldness is chic among writers, and particularly ironic coldness. What is absolutely not allowable is sadness. People will do anything rather than to acknowledge that they are sad.
