Over the years, I've interviewed thousands of people, most of them women, and I would say that the root of every dysfunction I've ever encountered, every problem, has been some sense of a lacking of self-value or of self-worth.

You cannot hate other people without hating your self

Janie, to me, represents awareness of self and becoming a whole person, ... I used to be one of those women who was afraid of being full of herself. Because growing up, and even in elementary school, people would say, 'Oh, she thinks she's so full of herself.'

Most people honestly want to do as well as they can in their lives.

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.

It has become harder and harder to find books on a monthly basis that I feel absolutely compelled to share, ... I will continue featuring books on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' when I feel they merit my heartfelt recommendation.