Barbara Delinsky Quotes

United States, Novelist
August 9, 1945

Barbara Delinsky (born August 9, 1945, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. as Barbara Ruth Greenberg.) is an American writer of romance novels, including 19 New York Times bestsellers. She has also been published under the pen names Bonnie Drake and Billie Douglass.

Also known as Writer

I believe in growth - in myself and in the characters I create.

Barbara Delinsky
- Believe
- Myself
- Growth
In plotting a book, my goal is to raise the stakes for the characters and, in so doing, keep the reader mesmerized.

Barbara Delinsky
- Book
- Goal
- Doing

Each of my books is different from the last, each with its own characters, its own setting, its own themes. As a writer, I need the variety. I sense my readers do, too.

Barbara Delinsky
- Different
- Need
- Own
I'm not convinced that abstinence-only education works.

Barbara Delinsky
As I plotted 'Blueprints,' I realized that ageism against women is most obvious in the field of entertainment - and that I needed a TV show in my book.

Barbara Delinsky
- Women
- Book
- Most
Parents do bear some of the responsibility if they don't talk to their kids, are never around, even deny their kids the love that young girls often crave when they decide to have a baby.

Barbara Delinsky
Too often, I've seen instances where we have an idea of what we want to be, where we want to go, and with whom - before life steps in the way, throws something at us that is beyond our control, and changes everything.

Barbara Delinsky
- Life
- Control
- Changes