Quotes By Danielle Steel

I decided I would never do interviews again.

In my late teenage years, I developed a real passion for it, and wrote a lot of poetry.

I try to write about the stuff that torments us all.

It's hard being visible, so I've made myself invisible.

I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth.

I'm surprisingly practical in much of my life, but not when it comes to my shoes.

I work too hard and don't play enough.

I am endlessly busy, bringing up five young kids, and trying to keep up with the three older ones. I still spend most of my life driving car pools.

I have these wonderful homes, and no one to share them with.

I try to give people hope. Even though life is bleak, there's hope out there.

The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't have the same rights as other kids.

People have entire relationships via text message now, but I am not partial to texting. I need context, nuance and the warmth and tone that can only come from a human voice.

If you can see the magic in a fairytale, you can face the future.

I'm astonished by my success.

My kids are more precious to me than anything. I'm with them all day, and I write all night.

Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.

If you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future.

At the moment, I'm enjoying John Grisham quite a bit.

I grew up with my father, so I know more about cars than most women.

I studied literature design and fashion design.

I move between San Francisco and Paris... I have a wonderful beach house in California.

I'm not an aging gracefully type. But I do believe in aging with grace.

A book begins with an image or character or situation that I care about deeply.

I like summer. I like warmer weather and long days. I'm one of those silly people who still enjoy lying in the sun - my children are horrified!

I did it at night because I loved it. I never did it to make money, as a job. I just did it because I had to.

I started writing stories as a child.

Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you have to just jump off the bridge and grow wings on your way down.

Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.

I don't like grand restaurants or kowtowing waiters. I don't need that kind of attention and I don't want it.

I think I'm very real as a person, and that comes across in my work.