In my late teenage years, I developed a real passion for it, and wrote a lot of poetry.

Like a small animal burrowing into its hole, I shift furniture around, and back myself into a cozy corner, with my back to the wall...and then I can write.

But even she had figured out that there was no point giving up a great job and following him to the ends of the earth, when he simply refused to make any promises about, or even discuss, the future.

Never settle for less than your dreams, somewhere, sometime, someday, somehow, you'll find them

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

I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.

People have entire relationships via text message now, but I am not partial to texting. I need context, nuance and the warmth and tone that can only come from a human voice.