So much of what determines our happiness, I believe, is who we choose as our intimates.

I think that under ordinary circumstances (i.e., neither person is famous), it's already hard enough to make a long-term romantic relationship work, but add fame to the calculus.

One thing the passage of time has shown me is that you never know how you'll behave in a situation until you're in that situation yourself.

Unless I'm writing trying to write about a historical figure, I don't really set out to read or research with a specific topic in mind.

The effects of fame on the not-famous people who are close to a celebrity - this is definitely a topic that continues to interest me.

Thirty years ago, the Pandora's box of the Internet wasn't yet a fact of life, and celebrities inhabited a more remote, hard-to-reach plane.

Sometimes I do work on a longer manuscript in tandem with one or two shorter pieces - whether it's a short story or an essay (though I don't write many of the latter).

Mostly what ends up inspiring me and affecting my work are books by authors that I love.

Don't matter if you believe in them or not. If they're there, they're there, ' Mrs. Phipps said.

The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.

Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!

First, define your credo- the belief system of the organization. Secondly, define your real ambition, or where do you want to go as a collective community.

I am now convinced that theoretical physics is actually philosophy.

You must always be yourself, and do things at your own pace. Someday, you'll catch up.

Texture is most evident where dark meets light on the turning edge and at the outer edge. Experience has taught us to assume that the areas in between have similar features.

A lot of brands just push messages out on social media, but that's not what social is about.

The only thing America respects is power and power concedes nothing. After the LA Riots, they tried to calm us down and nothing changed since.

There are no limits to your understanding, only those that are due to trying to understand with the mind.