The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.--Ameila Peabody

I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.

Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.

Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn't planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I'm not recommending it as a way to write. It's very sloppy, but it works for me.

Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything - including their own sins.

Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.

If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson