The most important thing in business is a persona, Nico,' he was fond of saying. 'People want to know immediately what they're dealing with. And when they think about you, you've got to stand out in their minds--like one of those characters in a novel.

As Im writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.

When it comes to people -- don't write about who you know; but what you know of human nature.

What if I'm a princess on another planet? And no one on this planet knows it?

There's so many things that mattered so much in my 20s and 30s that don't matter now.

Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.

Sometimes I want to be on 'The Real Housewives of New York.' I want to remind them to figure out how to get along and support each other.