I have six illegitimate children," Villiers informed her, not kindly. She visibly paled. :My daughter is marrying a duke," the duchess said between clenched teeth. "True, he apparently has the morals of a squirrel, but that's my cross to bear.

Some say writing is its own reward. I write for money, but writing for money is not so bad, especially when that writing brings you joy.

If you don't mind a word of advice, one never asks a lady to set her own price. If you have to ask, the answer will always be more than you can afford.

A stale mind is the devil's breadbox.

Sometimes I spend all day in my dressing gown. But if I do dress, I make myself ravishing because then, I feel ravishing.

He's male. I've noticed that sometimes the brains simply get left out of the package.

Shame can kill the imagination. It's hard to keep writing in the face of cultural derision.