My kids are more precious to me than anything. I'm with them all day, and I write all night.

There's no style, nobody dresses up-you can't be chic [in San Francisco]

I like summer. I like warmer weather and long days. I'm one of those silly people who still enjoy lying in the sun - my children are horrified!

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

Don't worry about it. The right thing will come at the right time.

Who doesn't need hope in their lives: hope that something can change, that someone cares, that not only bad things happen unexpectedly but good things can happen to us too?

I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth.