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I think marriage is one of those things that writers draw on, one of those emotional reservoirs that go way back.

Any writer who says he loves writing is crazy. Or lying.

I can't fathom writers married to writers and musicians married to musicians. There's your enemy in bed beside you.

I've never seen anyone deal in a literary way with what it takes to stay married for more than 50 years, and that seemed like a worthy goal.

The writing partnership is a good collaboration for the same reason the marriage works, which is two people who can stand alone choosing to stand together.

Writers don't make good spouses. When I am writing, I'm not a good wife. I shut myself away, and all my emotions are directed towards what I'm trying to write.

I don't want to marry anybody, but I certainly wouldn't want to marry a bad novelist.