Being poor is only romantic in books.

Life is like a novel. It's filled with suspense. You have no idea what is going to happen until you turn the page.

I'm sure that whatever changed is only temporary. It will change again.

The only one who can make you give up is yourself.

I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.

The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live.

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.