Motherhood is the most dangerous and awesome relationship possible. ... The parent/child blood relationship is one-sided and irrevocable and enduring. And it is all rather humbling.

I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.

Nobody really needs a mink coat... Except the mink.

I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.

Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant.

It's appalling that there have to be movements organized to give human beings the right to be human beings in the eyes of other human beings.

I can't actually see myself putting make-up on my face at the age of sixty, but I can see myself going on a camel train to Samarkand.

My money goes to my agent, then to my accountant and from him to the tax man.

I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition.

Men can be a great deal of work for very little reward.

If we go back to the heyday of that era I think we will see replicated again the extraordinary human damage that we as a nation have suffered from.

Even if you enjoy the activity of exploring caves, to be trapped and not know whether you're going to get out alive is terrifying.

Never write about a place until you're away from it, because that gives you perspective

With all that we hear of American hustle and hurry, it is rather strange that Americans seem to like to linger on longer words.

The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That's all. It doesn't guarantee our rights to charity.

Design provides solutions, art asks questions.

According to the World Bank, the concentration of wealth and the structures of corporate economic power have no bearing on woman's rights.

We all live in our own world. But if you look up at the starry sky - you'll see that all the different worlds up there combine to form constellations, solar systems, galaxies.

I liked working in a series, going to work every day and not having to leave town for long locations. I was producing them and building an audience.

The only thing that makes me crazier than writing is not writing.

Societies that empower women are less violent in every way.