I wrote the book because I wanted to be able to share some things that I had learned and as pompous as that may sound, as you get to a certain point in life, you figure so what am I doing?

You don't have to tell a child not to bully. You know, you talk at kids, they don't hear you, but when you give them a visceral experience, then they have something to remember.

It is not the question, what am I going to be when I grow up; you should ask the question, who am I going to be when I grow up.

Family has always been the most important thing in my life. The only real goal that I ever had was to be a good mother.

All I ever wanted to be was happy.

I'm a woman who was raised to believe that you are not complete unless you have a man. Well, in some ways it's true. I am a feminist to a point. But I'm not going to deny the fact that I love to be with men.

So curiosity, I think, is a really important aspect of staying young or youthful.