When you're young, there's a whole lot of stuff you say you'll never do. Once you get a little older, the list tends to get shorter.

I've never been to Paris. I don't like to fly!

I think it's hard to make a living as a writer, but I think it's hard to work at McDonald's too.... I think the commitment is to get up everyday and say, "I'm a writer, therefore what I'm supposed to do today is write." And to do that, and to do that and to do that.

You know the Buddhists believe that sometimes when everything is in turmoil, it's because something wonderful is ready to be born and that thing is distracting you so it can have some privacy during the birthing process.

I really love writing comedy. Writing romantic comedy is even nicer because you get to write about how insane we all act when we're falling in love.

Sisterhood is a funny thing. It's easy to recognize, but hard to define.

Loneliness is random; solitude is ritual.