I do think that I have a sensitivity to the depictions of maybe all minorities in literature. And I think that the experience of people who look like me is so rarely captured in big, mainstream American fiction that you tend to sort of empathize with any character of color who pops up.

I think it's a not-uncommon experience for gay boys, young men, and even older men to spend a lot of time in the company of women.

When I look at the list of my favorite works, writers who are women do tend to outnumber writers who are men for whatever reason.

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