I am a sweet old softy, but it took toughness to get through what I went through.

The thing to remember about Phuket is it's very beach-oriented and relaxed. The trendiest beach is Koh Sirey, which is full of groovy places to have a cocktail and watch the sun go down.

I don't think much of anything I wrote before the age of 30.

It's painful and it's messy. But sometimes you just have to make the break and start again.

Learn to trust your instincts. Only something dead goes with the tide. Only something living can go against it.

If someone does something illegal on Twitter - like incite hatred, or make racist remarks, or threaten to rip someone's intestines out if they insult Justin Bieber - then there has to be some way of censuring them.

My parents have been dead for many years, and when your folks are gone there is nobody standing between you and eternity.