Unless I'm writing trying to write about a historical figure, I don't really set out to read or research with a specific topic in mind.

I think that under ordinary circumstances (i.e., neither person is famous), it's already hard enough to make a long-term romantic relationship work, but add fame to the calculus.

One thing the passage of time has shown me is that you never know how you'll behave in a situation until you're in that situation yourself.

So much of what determines our happiness, I believe, is who we choose as our intimates.

The effects of fame on the not-famous people who are close to a celebrity - this is definitely a topic that continues to interest me.

Thirty years ago, the Pandora's box of the Internet wasn't yet a fact of life, and celebrities inhabited a more remote, hard-to-reach plane.

Sometimes I do work on a longer manuscript in tandem with one or two shorter pieces - whether it's a short story or an essay (though I don't write many of the latter).

Mostly what ends up inspiring me and affecting my work are books by authors that I love.

Wherever you go, go with love.

The more alien that you make your environment, the more likely it is that you will be sick.

I’m all about making money. It’s the greatest thing, because it means you get money to spend.

In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict.

Finders were keepers unless title was proven.

You write that first draft really to see how it's going to come out.

I'm making progress if today's problems are different from yesterday's.

Let the pictures do the talking!

You must attain a neurological and biological serenity in chaos. You cannot let yourself be sabotaged by adrenaline.

Rihanna, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj - we may not win, but we would have a lot of fun [in 4x400m relay team].