"I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more."

"I've always taken my love of children from my father. He was a children magnet. Suddenly, having my first child hit home what my dad went through."

"People go to the movies to watch a film and all they're thinking about is the actress's cellulite they saw in a magazine."

"My first love is art, and I see a lot of things in an artistic way."

"I actually love writing for teens best. I had such an awful time in my own teen years - I love having the chance to relive them through my fiction."

"To love truly means recognizing that gratitude turns what we have into enough."

"I'm a wonderful disaster. So are you. We're all a mess. We're in this culture that says take this pill and you'll be happy, go on this diet and you'll be thinner, have your teeth whitened, people will love you more."

"If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down."