Be a part of all that is decent and be an ambassador for the kind of world that you want to live in.

I've been blessed to be at the right place at the right time.

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.

Sadly I don't sing. I missed it for a long time, but my daughter Emma said something wonderful when I was feeling blue one day: "Mom, you've just found a different way of using your voice, and that's with your books." In a way, she's right. It's just a different way of expressing what I feel about music, individuality, art and all the things I've always loved.

My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself.

I don't want to be thought of as wholesome.

Dear Lady Gaga , thank you for the wonderful tribute. Oh my god, it really warmed my heart!