The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests me.

I have never sought the reason why I write.

One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.

One can't write without having read - you have to read before beginning to write - and universities offer a very good opportunity to read.

Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing.

The reason I write is that I'm not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself.