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Some very plausible stuff is being written by women in a way that most men are not doing.

Literary fiction is kept alive by women. Women read more fiction, period.

All a writer has to do to get a woman is to say he's a writer. It's an aphrodisiac.

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women's worlds.

When you write, you are not either sex. But when you're read you are definitely gendered.

I think printed fiction is what women read.

I'm not an especially male novelist, but I think men are better at writing about men, and the same is true for women. Reading Saul Bellow is a revelation, but he can't write women. There are exceptions, like Marilynne Robinson's 'Gilead,' but generally, I think it's true.

I think there have always been male writers, female writers. As a reader, I never picked up a book and said, 'Oh, I can't read this - it's about a male,' and set it back down.

I wonder if novels work for women because they give us a safe place to talk about our ish.

I have always advised men to read.