A work of fiction is conceived very much the same way as a dream occurs in the mind of a sleeper. But a lot of it is imagination. It's not based on real people.

In mythology and palmistry, the left hand is called the dreamer because the ring finger on the left hand leads directly to the heart. I find it a very poetic idea. And that's why I only wear nail polish on my left ring finger.

When I started travelling, I would go to a city and be on television and I used to get the question, 'Why do you work? If I were you, I'd just go and lie on a beach somewhere.' And I'd answer, 'Well, I wanted to make something of my life.'

I don’t think age has anything to do with what you write about.

The craving to be famous is like an insidious disease, no matter how well known you become it’s never enough, it never satisfies.

I’m a ham. I always like to answer spontaneously.

I do think all art is autobiographical, and I do think I know quite a bit about women. I don’t know anything about men.

When anybody says, ‘Why me?’ Why is ‘me’ exempt?

I’m the girliest girl you are ever going to meet.

I’ve been really very fortunate with the men I’ve been involved with. They’ve always really treated me very, very wonderfully. And whenever anything broke up, I was always the one to leave. So I think I’ve been really very, very lucky.