When you're climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top.

Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.

The 60s will be remembered for The Beatles, Andy Warhol and Me!

Acting is glamour but writing is hard work, so I'm going to be an actress.

I don't think any novelist should be concerned with literature…literature should be left to essayists.

I've got a library copy of Gone with the Wind, a quart of milk and all these cookies. Wow! What an orgy!

Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.