I'm not a perfectionist but I'm definitely, or well, I like discipline. I'm obedient. I'm not a perfectionist.

There were, like, 20 of [Jackie Kennedy's biographies], which was interesting because they are not exactly high literature - they are pulpy.But the [Arthur] Schlesinger transcripts ended up being the most useful of anything.

I studied psychology in school, and the best psychology is in literature. It's so much easier to understand a character than a theory. You can recognize yourself—or other people—in a different way.

If you read, your book is kind of your friend, because it's like the book is telling you its story and you're being the listener.

Microcredit is about giving hope.

Lying is the most fun a woman can have without taking her clothes off.

Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset.