Mary Higgins Clark

“I think the best stories are the ones that are plausible.”

“You are the only one who can make it happen for you. Others can support and encourage you, but you have to find the energy within.”

“I think the greatest compliment is when a reader tells me, 'I couldn't put your book down.'”

“I don't start with a plot. I start with a character, and the character creates the plot.”

“The worst words in the English language are, 'I should have.'”

“When you're a writer, you're always working. The words are whirling around in your head.”

“I like to have a hero and a heroine who are very much in love, but they're not going to get together until the end of the book.”

“I get a great idea for a book, and I can't wait to get it down on paper.”

“If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day.”

“The joy of finishing a book is overwhelming.”

“I always say that the first two pages of a book are the most important.”

“I don't think of myself as a brand. I'm a storyteller.”

“You know you've made it when you've been copied.”

“I'm a worrier. I'm a what-if person.”

“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.”