I would follow my mother around the kitchen watching and trying to find any way to help. One of the first dishes my mother taught me to make was holl….

Worrying won't prevent the worst outcome. I've learned to live in the moment, which is not my natural tendency. I've always thought that if I worried….

Everybody has their challenges; I couldnt say that we have more challenges than other people, theyre just different..

I'm very grounded - that's how I would put it. If you met my mother, you'd probably say the same thing about her. I had a very sane upbringing, thoug….

James Patterson has a way with female characters. He understands women in a way that a lot of male writers don't..

I wasn't a very good waitress, always spilling things on people and forgetting things. I once spilled ashes all over Mike Wallace's table..

I'm not a writer, but I'm very good at editing. That's my specialty. I can read something and tell you everything that's wrong with it and what's gre….

I never questioned I would have any trouble doing what I wanted to do. I'm not talking about getting to a certain position - or to success. It was ju….

My family absolutely comes first, and I don't mean that in a Pollyanna way. It's the focus of my life because it's what makes me happy..

It's not that I'm necessarily looking for things that are so dark and emotional. But if I see something where the character goes through enormous cha….

I'm not a social retard, but I prefer to go unnoticed..

I get so much out of being married and raising my kids - that's really important to me..

When something's got to give, family always wins. I couldn't live with myself if it was the other way..

I'm a bit of a homebody. It doesn't take long for me to get to the point where I'm ready to be home again..