It's not a romance, it's a love story.

I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.

Remove all the traffic lights, yellow lines, one-way systems and road markings, and let blissful anarchy prevail. I imagine it would produce a kind of harmony.

I like to come into my workspace and feel its a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.

If I think about the writers I love or might be influenced by, I can't write at all, so I pretend there aren't any.

I dont get distracted until the weight of other things left undone finally tips the balance; my mind is flooded with calls, bills, supermarkets, letters, and I have to stop and sort things out.

My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.

Oh, I always think everyone feels left out.

Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.

When Im writing, I spend all my time in The Grocer on Elgin buying ready-made meals; I think they are the only reason my husband and kids havent left me.

When I was a child, I wanted to raise horses in Wyoming or be a cabin boy on a pirate ship.

Do something completely unrelated to your goals, and feel good about it. We all need rest, recreation, and a reminder that there is more to life than pursuing our goals.

Every atom in your body spins and danceslike a bee around the queen, like a whirling dervish, like the stars spiraling in a galaxy.Yet why do you sit motionlessly watching Dancing With the Stars?

Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.

Ironically, writing a novel is not a way to sort out your confusion.

We will build our military forces to a level that will be, I believe, stronger than ever before if I become President of the United States...

There had been lots of crises in my life. And there was plenty of spunk and battle cry still left in me.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Poverty is so significant that we can't expect to overcome the impacts of poverty in schools.

The warrior of Light perseveres in his desire, but knows he must wait for the best moment.

There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit