They will come, not to paint the bay and the sea and the boots and the moors, but the warmth of the sun and the colour of the wind. A whole new concept. Such stimulation. Such vitality.

Writing is work, but it's also a compulsion, and once you get your characters on paper, you can't abandon them. You have to respond to them.

Life is so extraordinary. Wonderful surprises are just around the most unexpected corners.

And the wicked thing is, that when we're really upset, we always take it out on the people who are closest and whom we love the most.

Happiness is making the most of what you have, and riches is making the most of what you've got.

She believed, of course ... because without something to believe in, life would be intolerable.

She put out her hand and touched his forearm, as she would have touched some piece of porcelain or sculpture, just for the sheer animal pleasure of feeling its shape and curve beneath her fingertips.