I always have a camera now that I've got a kid, but I don't think I've got one picture of anyone other than my daughter.

I am a control freak.

I always go to the Cannes Film Festival and it's just such a glamorous time.

Bridesmaids are never going to upstage the bride.

I love vintage and prints.

I'm actually an incredibly disorganized, messy person.

Sometimes if I can't sleep and I am up in the night, I will start researching things - it could be an image I've seen, or a book I am reading.

My great-grandfather was in the army in India, and we have photographs of my family there in full Victorian dress. They're incredibly romantic.

My wedding was at home, so I didn't really want to wear a veil in my house. Instead I wore a lot of diamond hair clips. They were brooches, actually, designed by Lorraine Schwartz.

I look much more civilized than I actually am.

I enjoyed studying costume, learning about the corsetry and the historical context of fashion. I never had any real intention of being a costume designer.

Never, even in his wildest dreams, had his imagination come close to the reality of her.

Duct tape can't fix stupid, " Bas growled. "Maybe not, " Red replied, "but it can hold it down and muffled the screams.

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

A novel is not moral in the usual sense of the word. It can be called moral when it shakes us out of our stupor and makes us confront the absolutes we believe in.

Once a month, try something you don’t think you’d be good at. You can find such happy surprises.

"Do you have any regrets?" Of course I do.

Hurricane Katrina, coupled with Hurricane Rita, which came promptly on Katrina's heels, claimed more than 1,200 American lives. Together, they caused more than $200 billion in damage.

Whatever situation you are in, that is what is normal for you.

A deep man believes that the evil eye can whither, the heart's blessing can heal, and that love can overcome all odds.

I think that black fiction authors have to work very hard to avoid being typed as seeking only a black audience.