A feeling of disquiet continues to haunt me. As a youth one dreams of love; by the time one wakes, it is too late.

The Queen has been guillotined, accused of crimes beyond imagining. Last night she appeared to me in a dream, handing me her head.

We are born, we live and we die - in the midst of the marvelous.

Each moment of life is a step toward death.

Daggers ever at the ready, I went about the day: children fed, linens mended, bedclothes aired. In little ways one conquers fear.

Splendid,' Abbé Patin said with a sheepish grin, pulling up alongside. 'There is nothing quite so thrilling as riding in fear of one's life.

Susanne Alleyn's Game of Patience is a well-crafted historical mystery, authentic in every detail. Wonderfully entertaining.

People don’t believe the truth but believe what they constantly hear.

If you can only believe, God will restore your life and the lives of others around you

Write and keep writing, not because people will like it, but because someone may get a kick out of thrashing your book.

We cannot learn men from books.

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake.

Time burns but leaves no ashes.

Oh God, if you want women to never again raise their voices, then create an adult man!

I seem to have to make my characters family before I can access their hearts in any way that matters.

Spirituality and the secular world are not that far apart.

We [with Marjane Satrapi] both have very strong personalities, but that's completely normal, because even if you're very well prepared, you never know when you shoot live action.