People always seemed to know half of history, and to get it confused with the other half.

I tend to come up with people more than situations - most of my books start with a character.

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned. -Jane Haddam.

My husband used to take care of the business part of this, and after he died I found I wasn't really any good at it. I hate remembering who owes me what and bugging them if they haven't paid me.

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect... and no.

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.