Sandra Brown Quotes

Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.

It takes far less courage to cling to the past than it does to face the future".

Even knowing the ending was sad, I wouldn't have deprived myself the beauty of the story.

Don't ever be afraid to live. Because though dying is easy when compared to living

If you loved people, you might hurt them, dissapoint them, anger them, but you never, ever, dishonored them.

In order to win everything, a woman must know to lose.

What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.

I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy.

Ah, but being in love made you mean and crazy. Love made you act like a fool even when you knew you were acting like a fool and couldn't help yourself from acting like a fool.

Life was precious. Life was fragile. Here one moment, gone the next. Every second should be milked for all it's worth because you never know when the bottom was going to drop out.

People adjust their behavior to fit the society they live in. They integrate because they have to. But what they are on the inside doesn't change.

I'm sure you could have. Fending off unwanted male attention is a skill every attractive woman must acquire. But you're also a lady who was reluctant to cause a scene.. (Hammond Cross)

You can only write by putting words on a paper one at a time.

i'm going to marry you. i thought you'd like to know in case you wanted to buy a dress or something.

I made straight A's and never got into any trouble, and I still impose those standards on myself. So writing is my chance to escape and become the sleaziest, scummiest role.

I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They're absolutely a lot harder to write than romances. They take more plotting and real character development.

He won't hurt me. I have a secret weapon.

Extraordinary beauty can be a curse to the one who possesses it. one pays a dear price for fame and fortune

I love being the bad guy, simply because I was always so responsible, so predictable growing up.

I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.

People reveal as much by their silence as they do by what they say.