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.

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.

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

The thing you did to alleviate the loneliness was to take off your clothes and touch someone, even if you didn’t really know the person well.

I don't know the beginnings and the end of all things? But apparently most people do.

It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I'm not perfect. I'm a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when I don't do well.

As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted a normal little childhood. Unfortunately, that's just not what happened.

Let probability and sample size do the heavy lifting.

Countries which enjoy the highest level of peace, happiness and prosperity are the ones where the law least interfered with private affairs.

When traveling abroad if you see something you yearn for if you can afford it at all, buy it. If you don't you'll regret it all your life.

If you know something is morally reprehensible, then it is your moral obligation to stop it as soon as possible.

You don't learn to fly if you're not prepared to crash

I don't think the same curriculum fits every student body.