My mother, who was quite sharp when I was young, became utterly mild.

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

I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all. marie antoinette

I'm glad I was never an heiress.

I think crime writing is my link with trying to preserve a sort of order.

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.

I realize that I had always in my heart of hearts planned to write a biography of Marie Antoinette.