And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses - and that if my readers could feel, taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story.

For a woman, love is the highest dream, and if a man promises to build a ladder tall enough to reach it, she believes him, hikes up her skirt, and follows him to the stars.

Our faces will become works of art that our grandchildren will treasure.

Women move through the world never knowing their power.

I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

The intimacy. The deepest level of love. The knowledge that someone understands you, is rooting for you, is sharing your life.

I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores