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I'm so in love with the United States. Not as a patriot. I'm in love with America like it's my first girlfriend. The geography, the people, the smell, the touch, the taste, the gas stations. I'm madly in love with America.

To me, you know, from my childhood I always had a fascination for United States.

I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.

I love this country because I didn't always have it. Freedom, food, water that is clean, Constitution - these are not things I take for granted.

I like coming to the United States because the United States played an important role in my life.

I've always had a strong feeling for the Statue of Liberty, because it became the statue of my personal liberty.

I had a happy childhood, with many stimulations and support from my parents who, in postwar times, when it was difficult to buy things, made children's books and toys for us. We had much freedom and were encouraged by our parents to do interesting things.

It was a great childhood. We weren't especially wealthy or anything, but I felt I had a kind of safety and freedom.

I've been in love with people and ideas in several cities and learned that the lovers I've loved and the ideas I've embraced depended on where I was, how cold it was, and what I had to do to be able to stand it.

Growing up, I had a sense of the importance of commerce and trade to everyday life. Our family lived in several countries, and I was fascinated by the free exchange of goods and services between individuals and companies - the way both parties could benefit.