Sinclair Lewis may be ripe for a revival; his books raise several interesting issues of art and fashion.

Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel.

Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.

I suspected that there were things he knew that I had been waiting all my life to learn.

In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage and our identity as Americans.

Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that says, 'God, this is fascinating!'

Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep, but you have to train yourself to remember them.

Candy is my fuel. Ice cream, too.

But what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute-for horses

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects.

There are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water.

Love yourself for who you are and just keep going.

The ordinary Christian with the Bible in his hand can say that the majority is wrong.

Well, I love tattoos and have been drawing them on my binders in school since I was little.

I love the love of those who are far enough away, it becomes whatever I wish to believe it.

There is nothing wrong with America that Americans can't fix.

Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.

A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.

You have to treat Hollywood like it's your boyfriend - he's there all the time.