Sidney Sheldon Quotes - Page 2

You know, it's not fair. Women are judged inferior until we prove ourselves, and men are judged superior until they prove what assholes they are.

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 like to write about women who are talented and capable, but most important, retain their femininity. Women have tremendous power - their femininity, because men can't do without it.

the difference between a rebel and a patriot depends upon who is in power at the moment.

Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page.

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

The foolish think the Eagle weak, and easy to bring to heel. The Eagle's wings are silken, but its claws are made of steel.

Another woman approached me while I was having lunch at the Russian Tea Room in New York and told me that the reason she had become a lawyer was because she had read 'Rage of Angels'. To me, that kind of feedback has more meaning than any sales figures.

I love the freedom that the narrative form provides.

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

What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure how to get them out.

When people tell me I've kept them up all night, I feel like I've succeeded.

It's bEtter tO hAte me 4 whO i Am,thAn tO lUv 4 wAt i'm pretNdng tO bE.

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

In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process

I’m tired of the lies and the cheating, and the broken promises that were never meant to be kept.

Stories had always been told about male genies coming out of bottles, but they were usually fat, old men. Never had the genie been a gorgeous woman, so that idea really appealed to me, and I created the series based on that premise.

I will survive, Tracy thought. I face mine enemies naked, and my courage is my shield.

I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would-be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story.

He believed nothing he was told and trusted no one.

Because there was a hunger in me to see everything and do everything. I wanted to be everyone I saw. I wasn't enough for me. Can you understand that?

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.

If there is any secret to my success, I think it's that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them.

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.

She undressed slowly, dreamily, and when she was naked, she selected a bright red negligee to wear so that the blood would not show.