I get some of my ideas from watching my three daughters, but most of them come from my own memories of growing up. I can remember how romantic I was, not just about love, but romance in the classic sense - the romantic ideals: of honor and truth, of loyalty, sacrifice and fairness. Those were the elements that made a story satisfying to me.

the more the merrier. so enjoy reading more books

The human heart was undeniably the stupidest organ in the body.

Love was more than blind. It was deaf and dumb, too. It was catatonic. It was vegetative.

Humiliation, by the way, is a truly terrible emotion. It's at the bottom of the pile.

Life's one great lesson was: Do not care. Not caring was a person's real protection.

Roger Collins wasn't the most popular teacher at school only because he was interesting in class. In fact, most of the girls would have loved a little after-class attention from this teacher.