“I'm a believer in using whatever works for fiction, but mostly, that's...” — Mona Simpson Quote

“I'm a believer in using whatever works for fiction, but mostly, that's not life.”

“I left the Midwest when I was twelve years old, and I haven't lived in a small town since.”

“The lawyer refused to tell me my brother's name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The leading candidate: John Travolta. I secretly hoped for a literary descendant of Henry James - someone more talented than I: someone brilliant without even trying.”

“I'm a believer in what your record is. I am what my record is - some of it good, some of it bad, some of it hard to tell.”

“I am a strong believer of karma.”

“I am not an enormous believer in research being the be-all and end-all. I get suspicious when I read about actors spending six months in a clinic, say, in order to play someone who is sick.”