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

I've had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected.

I'm particularly fond of boned chicken breasts with a little garlic under the flesh and cooked in a casserole for 40 minutes with a jar of olives, some cherry tomatoes and a spoonful of olive oil.

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

If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to?

I am not a member of Fat Liberation, nor do I think that obesity is healthy. But I do believe that in many ways my life has been a more charmed and happy one because I was always large.

If you don't go to a dance you can never be rejected but you'll never get to dance either.