Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.

I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!

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

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.

I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.

The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.