Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between being cautious and being dead.

I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I've never stopped writing since.

Having reached the halfway mark in the alphabet, my prime focus is on writing each new book as well as I can.

People talk about dysfunctional families; I've never seen any other kind.

For the record, I'd like to say that I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I have a chance to get even first" Kinsey Millhone, V is for Vengeance

Perhaps when we're forced to forfeit what we own, we lose any sentimental associations. Perhaps pawning our valuables frees us in the same way a house fire destroys not only our worldly goods, but our attachment to what's gone.

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.