To those who are given much, much is expected.

In a magazine, one can get - from cover to cover - 15 to 20 different ideas about life and how to live it.

I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people's poet so I write for the people.

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.

If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased.

Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.

I agree with Balzac and 19th-century writers, black and white, who say, 'I write for money.' Yes, I think everybody should be paid handsomely; I insist on it, and I pay people who work for me, or with me, handsomely.