People are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if you're famous.

It would be hard for me to overestimate the importance of reading. Nothing can expand the mind and heart like the magic al world of books. .... Our libraries are an essential resource for our children, our communities, and our future.

And the worst thing she had heard were the words he hadn't said, the fact that he hadn't loved her.

I write about the things that happen to us all. The things that are tough, the things that matter, from a loved one fighting an illness, to losing a job, being betrayed by somebody you trust, all parts of the human condition. No one is exempt from those things.

Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable surroundings.

I once looked like Norman Mailer in a picture with bad lighting.

I don't just want to catch some guy and have a bunch of kids. I want to make something of myself.