I think the book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] has meaning for any large city with urban problems. There are political machines in a lot of large cities, and everywhere the goals of society get lost.

The last thing I would ever do though is actively work against another woman.

I am a visible person. I'm visible and I'm controversial. I don't mind if you crave the limelight - but make it work for you!

In the Senate race I went for some candidate endorsement meetings and three people there asked me: Do you go to a therapist? Because they could not believe that with the beating I took in the mayor's race I could still come in there cracking jokes and talking about the issues!

There's no question that I have always wanted to be mayor. I know I am strategically not supposed to be saying that, but I don't care.

I cannot sell my soul in order to participate with Nancy Pelosi or Carole Migden or any of them. I can't do it.

I just think women should support women.