Money doesn't have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person. It doesn't. What matters is what you make. Whether it's a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a wall of water-whatever you pour into this life is what makes you rich.

I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room. One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.

I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.

Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.

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.