When people tell me I've kept them up all night, I feel like I've succeeded.

A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God.

She undressed slowly, dreamily, and when she was naked, she selected a bright red negligee to wear so that the blood would not show.

Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page.

Stories had always been told about male genies coming out of bottles, but they were usually fat, old men. Never had the genie been a gorgeous woman, so that idea really appealed to me, and I created the series based on that premise.

Writing novels is the most exciting

To find riches is a beggar’s dream, but to find love is the dream of kings.