But I know what I like.' She smiled, and et the cat drop to the floor. 'It's like Tiffany's,'she said. 'Not that I give a hoot about jewellery. Diamonds, yes. But it's tacky to wear diamonds before you're forty; and even that's risky.

I'm not a character in any of my books.

I've never worked for a newspaper. I've had some very bad reviews in newspapers.

Lively, too. Talky as a jaybird. With something smart to say on every subject: better than the radio.

Are there any writers on the literary scene whom I consider truly great? Yes: Truman Capote.

She sounds the way bananas taste.

Home is where you feel at home. I'm still looking.