No man can take your freedom from you. They can limit your mobility, but that's about all they can do

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

A book begins with an image or character or situation that I care about deeply.

It's been very hard, after being mostly a mom, to develop an adult life of my own. And not being married anymore, I have to come up with challenges.

Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.

Perfume is like a personal signature, which is why I like to mix my own. For years I've paired Femme by Rochas with Shalimar and love the results.

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.