You can't tell stories and really walk in someone's shoes and not have a love for them, even if they're doing horrible things.

I really don't think there's a world in which you can do anything with anybody. Because we're in the world of the White House, I think there are certain things you can do, and larger things that can happen, but I don't think you can do anything.

I was 4 and dictating stories into a tape recorder, and my mom typed them up.

The best stories are often true...The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries.

Mother is not a title. Mother is a verb. It is not who you are. It's what you do.

Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life.

I actually like being alone. I spend most evenings reading and taking long baths.