I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.

Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.

I will never stop writing. People often ask when I will retire, but I say it's none of their business. Writing defines who I am. I love the feeling of holding a finished book in my hands, and then I can't wait to start the great adventure of writing the next one.

If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular writer.

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.

I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.

Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases