I was terrified of growing up to become the anti-me, maturing into a woman whom I would not recognise and who wouldn't recognise her younger self.

In the big picture, few of our careers live up to the dreams we nursed when we were young. In fact, one underside of success is that it's nearly always penultimate, and so every accomplishment merely raises the bar.

When Truman Capote wrote from the perspective of condemned murderers from a lower economic class than his own, he had some gall. But writing fiction takes gall.

In Shaker Heights, Ohio, one of America's first planned communities, order and harmony are prized.

When meeting difficult situations, one should dash forward bravely and with joy.

Life has an interesting way of teaching even the most powerful people that joy from wealth is fleeting at best.

Happiness: a way station between too little and too much.

I think if you're a good person and spread happiness, good things will come to you!