I must say also that it's never worked to my disadvantage that I have long, blond hair.

I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere, the visual imagery, and then I people it with characters, not the other way around.

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.

Any life will seem dramatic if you omit mention of most of it.

Clichés so often befall vain people.

I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.

Italics provide a wonderful advantage: you see, right away, that the words are in a rush. When something exists at a slant, you can't help but consider irony.