I am just so tired of that. Your most recent book, Spending, is about a painter named Monica who finds herself suddenly with a wealthy muse, lover, and benefactor all rolled into one. Monica has a difficult time, however, accepting her luck and the self-indulgence it allows. Women are so anxious about being perceived as unserious. Women have to allow themselves pleasure.
Women have to learn to honor the animal in themselves.
A lot of women just work too hard. It's time now to allow ourselves pleasure and play. I want to put that alongside A Room of One's Own. Yes, I think anger can be useful creatively. Rousseau has a tremendous sense of grievance, twenty-four hours a day.