She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.

The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.

Love is a handful of seeds, marriage the garden, and like your gardens, Paula, marriage requires total commitment, hard work, and a great deal of love and care. Be ruthless with the weeds. Pull them out before they take hold. Bring the same dedication to your marriage that you do to your gardens and everything will be all right. Remember that a marriage has to be constantly replenished too, if you want it to flourish.

We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to shift the blame and no one else to accept the accolades.

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

Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.

I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era.