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Generally, I do not talk about people - family or friends. This is how I am.

I don't mind letting people in a little bit, but I have learned from the past not to talk too much about my relationships and to keep things as private as possible.

I am perfectly capable of writing things about myself that one doesn't discuss in polite company, but I was raised by people who said you don't discuss politics, you don't discuss religion, and you certainly don't discuss people's sex lives.

I know I probably offend some people. I have been talking a little too much so I'm trying not to talk as much.

I think it's interesting to me to talk to people who don't agree with me all the time.

I mean, I don't like sitting at a table with seven or eight people asking me questions and kind of listening to what I'm doing - scrutinizing my thoughts and things like that. I just don't like it. I can't understand how anyone would.

I guess I cringe when the discussion leads to, rather than books and sentences and characters and the stuff that writers are supposed to be concerned with, how to have an online presence and how many followers you have on Twitter. That stuff always makes me uncomfortable.

I think what's wrong with too many people is they're too reserved. They're miserable, but they don't want to talk about it.

I hate having people sit in on meetings.

I don't like getting people upset, so that's not my goal. But I like putting people in situations where how they respond says a lot about them.