Before I had children I always wondered whether their births would be, for me, like the ultimate in gym class failures. And I discovered instead... that I'd finally found my sport.

A good home must be made, not bought.

I was giving a speech one time, and the woman who introduced me said, 'Well, she used to be J. D. Salinger's girlfriend. I thought, 'God, is that all I've been?' I didn't want to be reduced to that.

Every child, woman, and man should possess license to speak or sing in his or her true voice.

It troubles me that people speak about writing for money as ugly and distasteful.

I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story.

For 25 years, I did take my responsibilities as a pleaser of others sufficiently seriously.