I read what I like to write: romantic suspense. I also love thrillers and novels of suspense, but I can't handle extreme violence and torture.

I didn't come in here to argue with a woman with big hair

I am often asked why I use a variety of pen names. The answer is that this way readers always know which of my three worlds they will be entering when they pick up one of my books.

Life is too short to waste time on books that end badly

Pretty much everything about you gets me hot.

Guys don't get romantically involved." "What do they get?" "Invold, period.

The concept of psychic energy is easy for most people to imagine. After all, it's just one step beyond intuition - and almost everyone is comfortable with the idea of intuition.

I love threats. They make great quotes. Is that recorder working, Irene?

Mary Jo Putney is a gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romances work. I loved Silk and Shadows, couldn't put it down, and don't think readers will, either.

I think I'm going to cry, this is crazy." "No, you're just processing. Go ahead and cry." "I thought men got nervous around crying females." "I'm a Marine, remember? We're trained to handle anything.

A lady with a past has nothing to lose. But a woman with a future can't be too careful.

When I die and go to heaven, to St. Peter, I will tell: "one more soldier reporting for duty, sir. I've served my time in hell.

I'm a student. I want to do better, and I want directors who can find the actress in me and be my teachers. I'm interested in the whole process of editing, post-production and direction.

Life is what you allow yourself not to see.

No deep and strong feeling, such as we may come across here and there in the world, is unmixed with compassion. The more we love, the more the object of our love seems to us to be a victim.

I blinked and I cured my brain.

I have flown ValuJet. ValuJet is a safe airline, as is our entire aviation system.

The thing that makes me happiest about Simpsons Illustrated are all the drawings that we get from readers. I wish we could print them all. They're really imaginative. They show a lot of hard work.

Competition breeds excellence, including in the GOP race.

You have more people that love you than you know.

Research can become Resistance. We want to work, not prepare to work.