There's this sense of excitement because you invent and control the characters. You decide whether they live or die. I find this type of creative process tremendously stimulating.

The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books.

Jamie enjoyed solitude, but loneliness was a constant ache.

I think people throughout the world identify with my characters.

It moves at its own measured pace, for it has no reason to hurry. Tomorrow will come in its own good time.

He believed nothing he was told and trusted no one.

I like to write about women who are talented and capable, but most important, retain their femininity. Women have tremendous power - their femininity, because men can't do without it.