There Are So Many Examples Today Of

...sometimes I Suspect That What Had Really Happened Was That We Became More Resigned, More Cynical, Raised Our Pain Thresholds As We Lowered Our Expectations. All In All, Settled For Less.

I Say "on Principle" [regarding 'lesbian Writer'] Because Whenever You Get One Of Your Minority Labels Applied, Like "irish Writer," "canadian Writer," "woman Writer," "lesbian Writer" - Any Of Those Categories - You Always Slightly Wince Because You're Afraid That People Will Think That Means You're Only Going To Write About Canada Or Ireland, You Know.

Identity Politics Are Wearisome; You Don't Want To Go On Speaking For Any One Group As A Writer.

Feminism Is Still One Of Those Taboo Words, So Hardly Anybody Talks About It. People Usually Go Gender-neutral And Say The Book And Film [room] Are About "the Triumph Of The Human Spirit.

So Much As I Enjoy Big Novels Of Epic Sweep, I Often Find, Say, If They Follow Several Generations, By The Third Generation, I'm Not Caring About The People Anymore.