I couldn't have children, so that's the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it's not all that terribly bad. I count my winners rather than my losers.

We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important thing.

All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.

The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.

In my stories, whenever there's somebody wonderful and charming and bright and intelligent, that's me!

The most important thing to realize is that everyone is capable of telling a story.

I have great family and good friends; the stories I told became popular, and people all over the world bought them.