I never had a plan, except to write. I love what I do, and have from the beginning. Loving what you do makes it a lot easier to work, every day, to face the tough spots and heel in for the long haul. Nothing against plans; they work for some people. But for me, if I'd been planning, worrying about numbers, trying to micro-manage my career, I wouldn't have focused on the writing. If you don't write, you're not read. If you're not read, you don't sell. So that's my Master Plan, I guess. Write the books, let the agent agent, the editor edit, the publisher publish.

Sometimes I just want to gobble you whole, eat you alive. You're so gorgeous. You're so beautiful.

A kiss isn't terminal." "It is the way you do it.

I would hope that my writing's cleaner than it was when I started.

Today should always be outlawed in favor of tomorrow

Couples take care of each other, Clare, that's what makes them a couple. And couples tell each other when something happens that scares them.

I find I use the Internet more and more. It's just an invaluable tool. I do most of my research on the Net now - and certainly do the bulk of my communicating through email.