When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing. It is so much different from my traditional day of dirty fingernails and greasy hair and hot pans.

Michigan is my antidote to Manhattan. This is where I come to relax.

I can teach a chimp how to make linguini and clams. I can't teach a chimp to dream about it and think about how great it is.

Passion is what adds so much value to life. And if you think about the things that you do, there's so much juice potential for them if you do it.

Are we Darwinists - where we live and let live? Or are we nurturing as a society? There has to be a standard of living that we decide to support.

The perfect recipe for a margarita is 2 ounces tequila, 2 ounces fresh lime juice, 1 ounce Cointreau, and a tiny splash of some kind of an agave or orange juice.

I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing.