Sometimes, if you aren’t sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down. – Danielle Steel
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! – Danielle Steel
I’m astonished by my success. I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I’d become famous. – Danielle Steel
Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent, and you feel those people filling your life. – Danielle Steel
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. – Danielle Steel
You can’t have nine children and not be organized. Otherwise it just looks like Appalachia. – Danielle Steel
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. – Danielle Steel
When people look at me outside, they think, ‘She’s so lucky,’ but no one’s exempt from tragedy. – Danielle Steel
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. – Danielle Steel
It’s been very hard, after being mostly a mom, to develop an adult life of my own. And not being married anymore, I have to come up with challenges. – Danielle Steel
In my late teenage years, I developed a real passion for it, and wrote a lot of poetry. – Danielle Steel
I’ve shut myself inside these walls, and I’m going to be a very lonely old lady if I’m not careful. – Danielle Steel
A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it. – Danielle Steel
I wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don’t play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough ‘fun’. – Danielle Steel
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. – Danielle Steel
