Just don't go to a place where everything is too expensive... it'll put your husband in a bad mood.

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.

Harbour Island in the Bahamas is beautiful, with turquoise water and pink sand.

Bali and the Aman resorts are all very luxurious, great places to go.

If you like trekking, go to the Himalayas or Peru. I love those kinds of trips. But it all depends on your own life and what you like and what you expect.

Ireland is also quite nice. So is Amsterdam.

The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself.

I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman.

Go to a place where you're not going to be stressed, because a honeymoon itself can be a stressful thing.

I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are.

Insecurity is a waste of time.

Let go of the pain. But never forget the past lessons.

A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was.

Don’t panic. If you write, you’ll be a writer.

A right is not what someone gives you

Everybody in the states is so relaxed, and everybody in Japan is so uptight.

I'm truly passionate about basketball. I'm not as passionate about baseball as I am about basketball, but I watch baseball and I watch football. I love sports in general.

No one knows what is going to happen in the next few minutes, and yet people still go forward, because they have trust, because they have faith.

What I write, if you have to label it, is crossover, and I think that much of the stuff that is called children's or YA is in fact crossover and is equally valid for anyone who likes to read fantasy.

Two days like icebergs bleak, blank, half-melting, all frigid, mainly out of sight, and definitely a threat to peace of mind drifted by and were good to put behind.

Our faults afflict us more than our good deeds console. Pain is ever uppermost in the conscience as in the heart.