Do you always throw your money away like this?" "Only when I'm in love.

If you don't know why,I could never explain it to you.

Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine.

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.

I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.

When they die, no one will ever know that they lived on this earth.

Coleridge wrote, "Dreams are no shadows, but the very substances and calamities of my life.