I'd rather dig a ditch than go to a dinner party with people I don't know.

My truth is that what doesn't kill you makes you weaker rather than stronger, although it makes you wiser.

My friend Kathy is the only person who'll be halfway honest with me. 'Did you ever see a cowboy film, where someone has been caught by the Indians and tied between two wild stallions, each pulling in opposite directions?' she asked.I nodded mutely.'That's a bit what giving birth is like.

I am prone to despair. We are all born with a particular personality. I get afraid and then I don't want to leave the house.

Love is blind, there was no doubt about it. In Tara's case it was also deaf, dumb, dyslexic, had a bad hip and the beginnings of Alzheimer's

My mother is the best storyteller. And her mother was too.

Chick Lit uses humor to reflect life back to us. It's a very comforting genre, and it's the first time our generation has had a voice. It's a very important genre for all of those reasons.