When people ask what you do, tell them you're a writer. Put yourself on the line. Make a commitment.

Cute? I think my testosterone level just dropped - Ranger

[Stephanie Plum]Jeez. No True Love" [Grandma Mazur] There's always been true love, but in my day, you either talked yourself into thinking you had it, or you talked yourself into thinking you didn't need it.

I'm so busy writing and editing two books a year that I don't have time for painting anymore.

Some men go a lifetime and never have their kid blow up a car, but I have a daughter who's knocked off three cars and burned down a funeral home. Maybe that's some kind of record.

Cupcake , you've been breaking my heart for as long as I've known you

I write to entertain. When people read one of my books I want them to finish with a smile on their faces, feeling a little bit better about themselves and the people in their lives.