The mother of a trophy wife is not automatically a trophy mother-in-law.

Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start.

Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card clearly marked John Grisham, yet no one recognises me. I often say I'm a famous author in a country where no one reads.

There are few things in life worse than a long-winded lawyer.

I remember Stephen King did a fundraiser one time with J.K. Rowling and he was very impressed with her. But we talk a lot about publishing, bookselling, and book writing. He's been around for ten years longer than me and was a bestseller right off the bat. And he's seen and done everything. It's rare to be with somebody who has been through all of that.

I was a lawyer for 10 years, and several of my clients had the misfortune, through no fault of my own, of going to prison. I visited them occasionally.

I've written 17 novels, and I've found out that fiction can't keep up with real life.