People are always coming up to me with my books and saying, 'You write these things I think but I could never say.'

I went to Princeton, I minored in women's studies.

If you write thrillers or mysteries or horror fiction or quote-unquote speculative fiction, men might read you, and the 'Times' might notice you.

Every mother I've ever met, pretty much without exception, is doing the best job she can ever do.

Sometimes good television doesn't depend on money, it depends on imagination and good people directing, casting and doing the job with talented people.

People don't realize it, but no one lives that rock and roll life 24-7. They think it's hundreds of bottles of champagne flowing and private jets and money. But there's a lot of time when you're traveling - time to think, time to be lonely. Sometimes it gets to you.

Over the years, I have created close friendships with many successful men, many of whom I have made a lot of money for through deals that I brought to them or business counsel that I have provided.

The best way of ensuring that we get what we need is by demonstrating we have a clear plan, we are thinking strategically and ensuring every pound of taxpayer’s money is spent wisely and my focus is ensuring we do that."