You may take exception to her parenting, her self-absorption, and her lack of faith—but there's no denying her raw talent and staying power, and those are what's most inspiring here.
When asked about her reaction to seeing some hippie's 2-year-old daughter licking acid while squatting in a San Francisco home, Joan replies "Gold, pure gold. That's the long and short of it."
Glibness like that will stop you in your tracks and leave you questioning her humanity, morality, priorities, and stories' inspirations, but she sure could write one helluva paragraph.
