You never feel lonely if you're writing, because you're living with all these characters in your head.

Public libraries are our great teachers and storytellers, and are a vital adjunct to our schools. In this day of standardized and homogenized education, a library offers individual and personalized learning opportunities second to none.

Miracles are happening every day. I do think that's true. If you can take the time to look. It took me a while to learn that, though some children know it instinctively and they do have wonder when they are kids. But the trouble is, as we grow older, we lose it.

The film industry is a cyclical business. Even musicals are coming back.

On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter.

I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect.

I play with my grandchildren. I tend to my garden, which I love. Of course, I love to read, and family is really what it's all about.