I always try to write about believable people.

I've shut myself inside these walls, and I'm going to be a very lonely old lady if I'm not careful.

Somebody once said to me that photography and writing don't get respect because people think that they can do it, too.

You can’t move ahead until you bury the past.

I grew up with my father, so I know more about cars than most women.

Not all forms of abuse leave bruises.

Never lend your car keys to someone you gave birth to.

People are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if you're famous.

To be able to touch lives, and touch a life that you don't even know, is an extraordinary thing.

So often people tell me: you got me through this, you've really helped me. And I never realized that part of what I do is that I give people hope.

You'd be surprised how fast things happen when the right man comes along.

A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.

Some things in life are worth waiting for.

What intrigues me is the difference in how women experience power, and how men do.

I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.

No man can take your freedom from you. They can limit your mobility, but that's about all they can do

You don't need to show off your body to catch a boy's eye. You'd best learn that early on, or you'll be bringing home the worst sort of boy.

Life, a good life, a great life is about "Why not?" May we never forget it.

Not everyone is meant to stay forever.