I don't really think our government at heart wants peace. So I urge you, write to Mrs. Laura Bush, because she reads.

I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my writing power.

In the past I was very open and very generous, and I found that it just exploded in my face. A lot of people weren't there for me when I needed them. So I have become a little shell shocked. Subsequently almost paranoid and frightened of people now. Maybe I'm losing out in meeting some marvelous people, but I am doing the only thing I can to save my spirit.

I have this great fear of Mexico City. I won't go to Mexico City unless someone meets me at the airport and is with me. I just feel very vulnerable there.

The devil knows more from experience than from being the devil

Now I feel life is really short and I have to take care of things.

Believe me, that nap is better than sitting there for three hours and nothing's coming. I've learned that even if I've slept nine hours and I just finished breakfast, if I feel sleepy when I'm in front of that computer, I'll take a nap. And it really does help.