It can be a long gap between the emergence of fully researched historical biographies.

I think there's a tremendous split between people who've been through a war and people who haven't.

I hate the only one of my book jackets when I was made up professionally, my hair made into a smooth bell.

People in my books tend to get their just deserts, even if not at the hands of the police.

Of course there's no such thing as a totally objective person, except Almighty God, if she exists.

I can't read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting.

As long as you persecute people, you will actually throw up terrorism.