Danielle Steel Quotes
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You can't have nine children and not be organized. Otherwise it just looks like Appalachia.
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My relationships were never equitable. My husbands were always older than me, and they made the rules, they ran the show, and I followed them.
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My early reviews were so bad that I decided I didn't want to read them again.
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I'm probably the most uptight, conservative person you'll meet. I'm very religious.
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The usual way - through a long series of rejections, revising my manuscripts, and kept trying again and again. Finally I was fortunate enough to find a good agent.
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I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old.
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When people look at me outside, they think, 'She's so lucky,' but no one's exempt from tragedy.
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I'm not an aging gracefully type. But I do believe in aging with grace.
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I once looked like Norman Mailer in a picture with bad lighting.
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Perfume is like a personal signature, which is why I like to mix my own. For years I've paired Femme by Rochas with Shalimar and love the results.
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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.
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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.
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I wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don't play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough 'fun'.
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I believe in love at first sight for houses - but not for people.
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I work too hard and don't play enough.
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I have these wonderful homes, and no one to share them with.
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A book begins with an image or character or situation that I care about deeply.
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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!
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I studied literature design and fashion design.
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I try to write about the stuff that torments us all.
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At the moment, I'm enjoying John Grisham quite a bit.
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I started writing stories as a child.
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I decided I would never do interviews again.
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It's difficult to talk to people... I walk into a room and I'm Danielle Steel, and whatever I say is going to be taken apart.