It was the most romantic plane ever made.

It's great that in the German language I've sold almost 30 million books. Isn't that amazing?

Why do you have to be the same as the others? ...Most of them are stupid.

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.

A baby was like a revolution, Grigori thought: you could start one, but you could not control how it would turn out.

I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of Mirth.' I also like 'The Reef.

Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer.