I have a conscience about my work and try to turn out a good piece of craftsmanship.

Getting to my typewriter is something I push myself to, but once I am working, I work hard.

It's all very classic geometry. ... This courthouse is about craftsmanship and that should be communicated by the piece.

Fiction is organized gossip.

Woman novelists seem to have a reputation for being dowdy.

I think it's so important for a woman, if she's a writer, to look as feminine as possible.