Everybody hates lawyers, but they don't realize judges are just lawyers with a promotion. Think about it.

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.

Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

I still think I'm writing Nancy Drew with a mortgage.

Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women.

Bad things are like waves. They're going to happen to you, and there's nothing you can do about it. They're part of life, like waves are a part of the ocean. If you're standing on the shoreline, you don't know when the waves are coming. But they'll come. You gotta make sure you get back to the surface, after every wave. That's all.

The thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it. And each feels as good as the other. Your heart doesn't know if it's loving a man, a book, or a puppy. If your heart were that smart, it would be your brain.