Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.

You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.

I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.

Being on stage is the best part of my career. I just say whatever comes into my head. It's the only time I feel grown-up and in control of things.

I was supposed to be cleaning out the barn, but I was usually reading romance novels. That's how you grow up to be a thriller writer.

I prepared myself for my marriage to Pierre Trudeau, but I didn't prepare myself for marriage to the prime minister.

My relationships with both my mother and father are good. We spent several difficult years hashing over the problems and the past, and worked out a fairly solid middle ground. I wouldn't say my relationship with either of them - they're no longer together - is exactly typical, but that would be difficult after all we went through.

Marriage isn't always cupcakes and Jesus juice, but it's important to show each other your marriage is a priority and that you still love them.