Danielle Steel

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 want to be Miss Universe when I grow up. ”

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. ”

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

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

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. ”

I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous. ”

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. ”

I've shut myself inside these walls, and I'm going to be a very lonely old lady if I'm not careful. ”

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