I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know.
Jean M. AuelIf you want to fall in love, you can't hold everything in. You have to open up, take that risk. You'll be hurt sometimes, but if you don't, you'll never be happy. The one you find may not be the kind of woman you expected to fall in love with, but it wont matter, you'll love her for exactly what she is.
Jean M. AuelI can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.
Jean M. AuelFrom the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me.
Jean M. AuelAyla, I looked for you all my life and didn't know I was looking. You are everything I ever wanted, everything I ever dreamed of in a woman, and more. You are a fascinating enigma, a paradox. You are totally honest, open; you hide nothing: yet you are the most mysterious woman I've ever met.
Jean M. Auel