Living is struggling to do something impossible; To succeed or die, knowing that you had tried.

I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start

I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens

But I will say that living in Ireland has changed the cadence and fullness of speech, since the Irish love words and use as many of them in a sentence as possible

Make no judgments where you have no compassion.

I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well

I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime

I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale

How much can a dragon carry? As much as it thinks it can

What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food.

The thing is, emotion - if it's visibly felt by the writer - will go through all the processes it takes to publish a story and still hit the reader right in the gut. But you have to really mean it.

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.

I admit that Post-it note sheets that adhere to virtually any surface are now my substitute of choice for retention.

Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.

Every ending is also a beginning. We'll meet again, I promise.

I think the American people ought to take their democracy back.

So you see, Good and Evil have the same face; it all depends on when they cross the path of each individual human being.

I drive my own horses in a race. And I always have.

No tactic will work until you have the guts to DO the work!

You might not have a car or a big gold chain, stay true to yourself and things will change

I am no longer married, so ladies... there you go.