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

A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.

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

I'm not an aging gracefully type. But I do believe in aging with grace.

The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't have the same rights as other kids.

Don't make decisions out of fear. They never get yo anywhere you want to go.

Love meant something to her, she dreamt of it, thought of it, wrote of it. It was the one thing in life that had eluded her completely.