You would give your life for your little baby. It's not the same when you are in a sexual relationship unless you feel that you are loved as you love.

write with honesty and don't worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they'll hate you anyway.

You spend the first part of your life collecting things ... and the second half getting rid of them.

Silence before being born, silence after death: life is nothing but noise between two unfathomable silences.

My books are based on emotions, feelings, relationships. In these areas women are experts, so it's not strange that the main characters of my novels are females.

And the truth is that if a writer is successful, you gain readers. It benefits all the writers. It's important for all the writers that as many of us as possible be successful.

I am very grateful for the success, because it has given me the freedom to write without pressure, in my own way, and has enabled me to maintain my family and educate my children and grandchildren, as well as to create a Foundation to empower women and girls.