Mind your own Brazilian!" The words fly out of my mouth before I can stop them. Oops. OK. The trick when you've said something embarrassing by mistake is not to overreact. Instead, keep your chin up and pretend nothing happened.

When I'm on a break from writing, I'll log on to Amazon and eBay. The doorbell is constantly being rung by deliverymen.

Everyone keeps saying I’ll pick it up. But what if I don’t? I did algebra for three years, and I never picked that up.

The truth is, some relationships are supposed to last forever, and some are only supposed to last a few days. That’s the way life is.

Darling, when things go wrong in life, you lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail.

I love all my characters. I love their weaknesses and flaws. I feel like they're all my best friends and I adore being with them.

But you can't stay with people because of guilt. Or because they can drive a speedboat.