Who needs a handbag? I put my money in my bra.

When a child is born into this world it has no concept of the tone the skin is living in.

My kids love Ibiza and we feel committed to it because we keep coming back to the same area. People recognise us in shops now and we have a social life here. We cook at home and have friends around.

I have absorbed my life now. I am ready for my music to unfold. I know time flies, but before the end of this year, the album will be out. Even if it kills me.

I've always looked to other women for inspiration and kicks. When a woman stands up and does her thing, it never ceases to excite and inspire me.

When I found out I was pregnant, my mother said, 'Dont separate your life, the life that youre going to make with this child, from the things that you are and what you want to do.'

There's been a lot of coming home in the early mornings after funny nights out, having bizarre sandwiches in bed.

I had this weird, nomadic little tent with a rug over it, like a booth where I'd sing the vocals.

Being a grandmother is one of the least strange things in my life. It makes more sense than a lot of things... like photo shoots!

To save my child, I'd rather go hungry. I got all of Ethiopia inside of me.

Every story I've written was written because I had to write it. Writing stories is like breathing for me

My circumstances of unrelieved responsibility and permanent distraction necessitated the short story form.

For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.

She sang late into the night, till her heart was full

(I)f you're not honest with yourself, life will never be honest with you.

Which reminded me...I still owed the gods a debt."You're a genius, " I (Percy) told Annabeth.

Normally I play dads, good guys, and little animals.

We lived in Chicago, but the music we were inspired by was from D. C.

Life and death are the same...Leave karma to karma.

The budget targets imposed by the Bretton Woods institutions, combined with the effects of the devaluation, trigger the collapse of public investment.