If what you know and what you love are the same thing, that's great. But if not, write what you love. I love history, secrets, conspiracies, action, adventure, international settings.

I love all of my children equally, all of my printed books, and each one bears a special piece of me. But the one Im most proud of is the one no one will ever see - the very first manuscript I ever wrote, back in 1990. It took me a year to do it.

Everyday decision-making around the world is constantly based on what came before us.

History serves as a model not only of who and what we are to be, we learn what to champion and what to avoid.

I've always been told that women know everything. Is that not accurate?

If all my friends jumped off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them. I'd be at the bottom, hoping to catch them.

The people can be forced to fear, but not to love.