When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I just think, 'What would this character do in this situation?

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.

You never know," Jack said speculatively. "There may come a time when savages like William Hamleigh aren't in power; when the laws protect the ordinary people instead of enslaving them; when the king makes peace instead of war. Think of that - a time when towns in England don't need walls!

I might not be a good socialist, any more than I'm a good Christian, but I am one.

Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.

World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and a true battle of good and evil. I imagine writers will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years.

It was the most romantic plane ever made.