Intelligence, adaptability and talent. And by talent I mean the capacity for hard work. Lots of girls come here with little but good looks. Beauty is a valuable asset, but it is not the whole cheese.

When you're happy, you don't count the years.

My mother was a journalist, so writing is not unnatural to me.

You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women.

When two people love each other, they don't look at each other, they look in the same direction.

You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

I believe in living each day as it comes, to the best of my ability. When it's done, I put it away, remembering that there will be a tomorrow to take it's place. If I have any philosophy, that's it. To me it's not a fatalistic attitude.