"I am a man, no doubt. But I am also a woman. I am a white woman. I am a white woman who lives in a white society. I am a white woman who is a feminist. I am a white woman who is a mother. I am a white…"

"I am a man. Now you may think I’ve made some kind of silly mistake about gender, or maybe that I’m trying to fool you, because my first name ends in 'a,' and I own three bras and a pair of high-heeled…"

"I write for myself and for my friends. And for the people who are not my friends, but who might become my friends."

"I am not interested in writing about heroes. I am interested in writing about human beings."

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."