I always had a soft spot for Sherlock Holmes and used to imagine helping him out.
I was always told you're not going to make much money from writing. You can actually do it. Now I've built a really good, big house out of words.
Mostly I wanted to be a writer, though for a couple of years there I wanted to be an animator, because I loved drawing and capturing beautiful movements.
The fact that I ended up married to a decent man is still a source of amazement to me, thanks to 'The Women's Room.'
How I long to feel the weight of a book in my hand. How I long to turn a page, and pass through the print as you'd pass through a door, into that world of wise and lofty spirits, of strange animals, of noble deeds and faraway cities. If only I could crawl into a book and stay there for the rest of my life.
