you are my sun, and if the sun went out, the shadow would die.

Jamie enjoyed solitude, but loneliness was a constant ache.

We’re flimflam artists. But remember, sonny, you can’t con people unless they’re greedy to begin with. W. C. Fields had it right. You can’t cheat an honest man.

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.

Every man is a prisoner, and the greatest irony of all is to be the prisoner of another man.

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.

My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.