A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God.
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.
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.
When you write a movie, you have a hundred collaborators. But when you write a novel, it's yours.
I will not write about anyplace in the world unless I've been there to personally research it
Writing novels is the most exciting
