You kill people you hate or you kill in rage or you kill to get even, but you don't kill someone you're indifferent to.

Sometimes being fooled by love is worth the price. At least you know you're alive and capable of feeling, even if all you end up with is chest pain.

You write one book and you're ready for fame and fortune. I don't know that people are spending the time and attention on learning how to write-which takes years. Everybody sees the success stories.

Poise and indifference so often look the same.

A woman should never, never, never be financially dependent to anyone, especially a man, because the minute you were dependent, you could be abused.

My notion of an elegant table is you don't leave the knife sticking out of the mayonnaise jar.

I read the paper every day. There are certain subjects that will catch my attention. I have an entire file of articles. Of course I make up the story, especially since most criminals are not very smart and fictional crime must be clever. I have to make sure the story I am telling is interesting and realistic. In this book I went on line and found out the manners of codes. I thought it interesting to use them as a jumping off point.