Ive lived this very dramatic life, with high points and terrible low points. Nothing has been ordinary, and I want to have the experience of the last breath. I want a little drama to it.

People are fascinated by the rich: Shakespeare wrote plays about kings, not beggars.

If you ever hear anybody refer to Elizabeth Taylor as Liz Taylor, you can be pretty sure the person doesn’t know her.

I am openly pro-prosecution and make no bones about it. I don't think there are enough people out there sticking up for victims.

You write about what you have access to, and I have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat on the rich and powerful my entire life.

Success is the most valuable commodity.

Parties are the nightly ritual of the sophisticated society.

I loved going along with Alice Steinbach as she goes off on this rare, wonderful adventure, an escape into discovering herself and some of the truly magical places in this world.

My father was this famous heart surgeon, a wonderful man... but there was something about me that drove him crazy.

Human are best protector or worst destroyer of nature and humanity itself

Educators are in the news, too. Usually that’s bad. I had a favorite college professor. He used to tell us, 'If you make CNN as a teacher, you’re probably going to jail.

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.

Pass that thing, slightly, lightly and politely.

As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear.

There’s a crack (or cracks) in everyone…that’s how the light of God gets in.

First and foremost, I consider myself a songwriter.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

Sometimes, in order to say yes to what matters most, I must say no to good things.