I never learnt Hebrew because my health was fragile, and it was thought that learning Hebrew would be an added burden. I regret it, because I would like to be able to join in fully. Not that I am a believer, but I would like to be.

Great writers are the saints for the godless.

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame for anything.

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society.

I am no longer married, so ladies... there you go.

The Skakel family, when they married into the Kennedys, was so wealthy, they could have purchased the Kennedy family.

The human race could not go on without reproduction, and marriage creates the most secure environment in which to raise children.

What I loved about romances was the character, and I think I still bring that to my novels. What romance taught me was that the 'who' will always matter more than the 'what.' It's fun to come up with plots, but I want to make sure the reader cares about who it's happening to.