I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it.

I am a princess. I do not follow fashions--I make them.

Any experience that isn't fun is probably something I will at least use in my writing someday.

Since I've written many of my books from a less-than-sympathetic viewpoint, I think that being able to see things from all sides is a useful talent.

A shoe that fits one person pinches another.

Something with inner beauty will live forever, like the scent of a rose.

Seem like a lot of people wear shoes they can't walk in.