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.

It's hard to be careful, though, when you feel indestructible.

I always thought that there was a really good chance that I wasn't going to get married.

As long as you're neurotic and crazy, he's great. But once he solves all your problems, he becomes the problem.

Why do I keep evading my work? Is it because I’m afraid of being confronted by my lack of abilities?

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

. . . She was obsessed with clothes and status, how she never gave a thought to being responsible for her own actions, or even what she might do for anyone else-making her the ultimate example of all that was wrong and misguided about young women today.