“Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.” Quote by Diana Gabaldon
“I read all the time. People ask, 'Do you read while you work?' And I say, 'I better.' I take two or three years to finish one of my enormous books, and I can't go that long without reading.” PeopleYearsLongI CanTwoBookThreeReadingAsksEnormousThree Years Author:Diana Gabaldon
“I don't plot the books out ahead of time, I don't plan them. I don't begin at the beginning and end at the end. I don't work with an outline and I don't work in a straight line.” BookEndsLinesPlansPlotOutlinesStraight LinesAhead Of TimeBeginnings And Ends Author:Diana Gabaldon
“The popularity of an individual in life often only manifests itself in death.” IndividualPopularity Book:Sons of Fortune Source: Sons of Fortune
“And I did wonder - because it's now three years ago since I left prison - whether there would come a time when I would forget it, or it would be in the past as anything else might be - no, it's there every day of my life.” YearsMightWould BePastThreeLeftForgetWonderYears AgoPrisonThree YearsForget It Author:Jeffrey Archer
“At the end of my trial, I was rather hoping the judge would send me to Australia for the rest of my life.” EndsHumorFunnyJudgingTrialsAustralia Author:Jeffrey Archer
“But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot.” ThinkingYearsHumansMadeTwoHuman BeingsMistakeMinesRegretPrisonLifetimeMaking MistakesRemarkableTwo YearsMade A MistakeI Regret Author:Jeffrey Archer
“I feel I have had a very interesting life, but I am rather hoping there is still more to come. I still haven't captained the England cricket team, or sung at Carnegie Hall!” FeelsStillsInterestingTeamHavensEnglandConservativeHallsCricketVery InterestingCarnegieInteresting LifeCarnegie Hall Author:Jeffrey Archer
“I learnt a lot about myself, I learnt a lot about other people and the problems they have. If I was lucky enough to live to a hundred, how I will feel about two per cent of my life being that way, I don't know.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayFeelsTwoEnoughProblemLuckyHundredCents Author:Jeffrey Archer
“I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.” Has BeensMillionsStageProductionsFantasticGrease Author:Jeffrey Archer
“War and Peace maddens me because I didn't write it myself, and worse, I couldn't.” WritingWarMadden Author:Jeffrey Archer