Courage, like so many other things, was not something one did or didn't have; it was a decision, a choice.

I tell you that there are eighty-plus-year-old nudists cavorting on your property, Ashley O'Ballivan, and all you can do is laugh?

Everything worth doing involves risk.

No matter how well a person writes, a successful book is a team effort involving many, many people.

I love writing Christmas stories, especially of the historical variety.

Nostalgia is a way of remembering people and places and things, and wishing things hadn't changed. It has a sweetness to it. Sadness is just--well--being sad.

I was once a single mother, with very few resources, so I have a special place in my heart for women in difficult situations.