Out of all the neighborhoods in Manhattan, Soho in particular had the charged atmosphere of a movie set, populated with passersby who looked like extras from Central Casting, so perfectly did they fit into this environment. There was the feeling of everything being not quite real, or too perfectly cliched to actually be true, and it began to rain in a fine, misty drizzle from a black patent leather sky.

If you smile, even if you’re feeling bad, the action of the muscles will trick your brain into thinking you’re happy

Rule number three: Best friends always think you deserve the best guy even if the best guy barely knows you exist.

When you're alone, it's easier," she said a little wistfully. "You can do what you want. You don't have to go home.

I think, when men tell women to lose weight, it's a diversion from their own lack of size in certain areas.

My decorating and renovation skills are nil - indeed, I once used a shower curtain from Pottery Barn as 'window dressing.

Women with money and women in power are two uncomfortable ideas in our society.