Anna Quindlen: Over 50, And Having 'Plenty Of Cake'

Great interview on Fresh Air with Anna Quindlen today.
http://www.npr.org/2012/04/24/150738848/anna-quindlen-over-50-and-having-plenty-of-cake

April 24, 2012
As a little girl, Anna Quindlen wasn't afraid of a whole lot. She frequently got into trouble and occasionally shot off her mouth. But as she grew older, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer became what she calls a "girl imitation."

"[I became] nicer, sweeter, less outspoken [and] less combative," she tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "All of the qualities that you need to be a good opinion columnist tend to be qualities that aren't valued in women. And I think that was a bit of a challenge for me when I became an op-ed columnist [for The New York Times] and has been a challenge for many of us who do that as a living."

more at link, including the interview