The only appropriate response to the question, 'Can I be frank?' is, 'Yes, if I can be Barbara.

When I was very little, say five or six, I became aware of the fact that people wrote books. Before that, I thought that God wrote books. I thought a book was a manifestation of nature, like a tree.

I walk a lot in New York, not for the exercise but to get from place to place, and because it's the way of having the least contact with human beings.

for someone such as myself, who is kind of feckless and immature, it's better to have rich friends than to be rich yourself, because then you have wealth without the responsibility. You get to go to their houses, and you get acquainted with a level of furniture that you cannot provide for yourself. Furniture, I think is the most important attribute of rich people.

If you're going to America, bring your own food.

Donald Trump is not my fault. You can blame certain things on me, but not Donald Trump.

It's much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It's harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry. People are always on the verge of tears.