I never ever, ever say anything against my husband to anyone except my husband. Everyone gets in fights, and I think the natural propensity for women is, 'Oh I want to talk to someone.' But the minute you take what bothers you outside the bond between you and your husband, you let someone else into the relationship and that causes a wedge.

I yearn to be a woman of more depth, but I'm not so fond of the path I'd need to follow to get there.

Owning a dog is slightly less expensive than being addicted to crack.

I never sleep on the plane. I have to be awake and using my mind power to keep it in the air

I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books by other authors.

Seriously, our nation is never going to be on the same page on issues like gun control, welfare, the economy, the environment, etc. I doubt we'll ever come to terms on tastes great or less filling and hybrids versus Hummers, and there will always be Yankees fans and Red Sox fans, and never the 'twain shall meet. Fortunately, all it takes for us to be of one mind is some buttercream frosting.

Despite my best efforts, I'm not quite perfect. Let's just say I'm like one of those Hopi blankets where they leave a tiny flaw so as to not affront the Lord.