And I'm a pretty positive person - I don't put a lot of energy into worrying, and I'm not a person who lives in a great deal of fear.

The fidelity question is difficult for me. Society has made us believe we're supposed to be monogamous when we're not killer whales, or whatever the monogamous species is.

Men act out like they're horrified by marriage, but when they find the woman of their dreams, they love it.

Once I was chased by the king of all scorpions. I have the most notorious animal stories.

I'm very girly. I love to talk about diets, exercise, kids, make-up.

I love men. They are intelligent and sensitive, but there's also that hard-edged arrogant side, which is just so attractive.

It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best.

My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim.

Because I've been on the receiving end of infidelity, I know how much it hurts.

I'd like to open an animal orphanage in Kenya. I do a lot of work for Born Free.

I am as vulnerable and fragile as it is possible to be. I am shredded to the core. I am at the point where I am stripped bare.

The party in Alobar’s head, which agitation and anxiety were throwing, now was crashed by a notion: existence can be rearranged.

There are no winners in battle. Just survivors.

I think about all my successes and failures and sometimes the failures stick in your head as much as the wins. But you do move on.

And when in doubt, be extreme.

Atheists are not Americans.

Serbia is blamed in advance for everything.

When a woman veils her body in modest clothing, she is not hiding herself from men. On the contrary, she is revealing her dignity to them.

I always try and do everything I can to the best of my abilities, single aspect has to be perfect.

So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

The novel is a meditation on existence as seen through the medium of imaginary characters.