Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.

He had been granted his life's wish-but conditionally.

To someone standing in the nave, looking down the length of the church toward the east, the round window would seem like a huge sun exploding into innumerable shards of gorgeous color.

I enjoy learning technical details.

I read mostly fiction, a lot of 19th-century novels.

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.

One of the hardest things for me, now that I'm famous, is finding people who can read my stuff and give me an honest critique.