I always tried to hide the fact that I was an athlete. I just wanted to be normal.
“Inevitably I draw on my own relationships when I write, so if I'm writing about a fight between a husband and his wife, of course I'm going to think about a recent fight with my husband. Or if I'm writing about sisters, of course I'm going to think about my sister.”
“It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners.”