People in my books tend to get their just deserts, even if not at the hands of the police.
Her imperturbable self-confidence (Duchesse de Maine) caused Madame de Stael to write that the Duchesse believed in herself the same way she believed in God, without explanation or discussion.
King Charles II liked women's company and well as making love to them.
I think crime writing is my link with trying to preserve a sort of order.
I'm very interested in good and evil and the moral natures of people.
I love hearing details of writers' craft, as cannibals eat the brains of clever men to get cleverer.