I just love that feeling of being in another world, of creating characters and watching where they go.

Never be with anyone you couldn't imagine yourself being able to live without.

I have to admit that many of the relationships I write about are destructive, but that's the yin to the yang of a good relationship. Maybe you have to experience the terrible ones to appreciate the good unions!

I think it's crucial to live, play and work passionately. I'm inspired by my husband, my son and the sense of possibility in the world.

I am an indifferent cook but I can make pie.

I think my stubbornness has served me well. I just knew at an early age what I wanted to do and I was determined to be able to make it happen, no matter how long it took.

Housewives of the 1950s were supposed to create show-stopping meals every night for their hard-working husbands.