I'm happy to be told that I am beautiful, but I don't gain anything from that.

I am happy in Paris.

I am happy being what I am.

I am happy with what I've done.

When my kids are happy, I am happy.

I first thought about becoming a writer after the age of 30, which is rather late, I'd say. In my 20s, I wasn't especially good at anything, and I didn't have a lot of experiences. I was just a young woman without a good job.