Never judge anyone by another's opinions. We all have different sides that we show to different people.

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

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

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

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.

A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him.

I wanted to write it long before I wrote Every Night, Josephine! I'd been thinking about it a long time.