Women who start out as ugly ducklings don't become beautiful swans. What they mainly become is confident ducks. They take charge of their lives.

All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.

I've seen a lot of people buy my books and then fall asleep on the plane soon afterwards.

My brother married young, and his is the best marriage I know.

I'm particularly fond of boned chicken breasts with a little garlic under the flesh and cooked in a casserole for 40 minutes with a jar of olives, some cherry tomatoes and a spoonful of olive oil.

I'm mainly an airport author, and if you're trying to take your mind off the journey, you're not going to read 'King Lear.'

Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world.