I was so happy when I found out I had been drafted by the Yankees. Growing up in Taiwan, I had heard so much about the Yankees but had never even seen them on TV.

In Taiwan there's a saying: Raising a child is more important than giving birth. Raising a child is greater.

Communicating is a bit of a problem. Playing in New York is great but there are times when I feel a long way from home.

The Yankees are one of the best teams. I want to stay with them forever.

I felt I had to work even harder in order to help two sets of parents. Most of my money I send home to let my parents manage. The rest I use for living expenses in America.

Writing is both mask and unveiling.

To get what you want tomorrow, be grateful for what you have today.

To pronounce French properly you must have within you a deep antipathy, not to say scorn, for some of the most sacred of the Anglo-Saxon prejudices.

Feelings are feelings. They don't have dumb or smart labels,

Your worst enemy can be your best teacher!

A patient, methodical sort of madman. The worst kind.

The only time I know that something is true is the moment I discover it in the act of writing.

I want to move people the way Edith Piaf did.

Women--wives and mothers--are the same everywhere.

I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director in the Philippines. I was off and running.