The usual way - through a long series of rejections, revising my manuscripts, and kept trying again and again. Finally I was fortunate enough to find a good agent.

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.

I'm a human rights person. I don't think people should be unfair to men or women.

I have a few obsessions in life, and one is shoes!

We are always better than before when those we love inflict wounds upon us.

What intrigues me is the difference in how women experience power, and how men do.

You don't need to show off your body to catch a boy's eye. You'd best learn that early on, or you'll be bringing home the worst sort of boy.