JOY FIELDING

Florida was a living tomb, she used to tell anyone who'd listen, an old-age home in the shape of a state, God's little waiting room, as she was fond of quoting.

I always say what's on my mind. No need to second guess with me.

Perfect happiness is knowing that everyone I love is healthy, safe, and content.

There aren't too many people out there who can start one of my books and not finish it. I don't think too many writers can say that.

The sad truth is that truth is almost irrelevant in a court of law.

No matter how grim things may seem, they always get better.

The point is that we have no control. The point is that there are no guarantees, that we never know what's going to happen in life, but we can't give up. The point is that, fallible as we all are, we have to keep trying, we have to keep reaching out to others.

I'm very happy being me, although sometimes I'd love to be a bird so that I could fly.

My books are not generic. You know when you're reading a Joy Fielding book.

I'm writing exactly the kinds of books I like to write. And they're the kinds of books I like to read. They're popular commercial fiction. That's what they are.

I'm writing exactly the kinds of books I like to write. And they're the kinds of books I like to read. They're popular commercial fiction. That's what they are.

I always say what's on my mind. No need to second guess with me.

I'm very happy being me, although sometimes I'd love to be a bird so that I could fly.

Perfect happiness is knowing that everyone I love is healthy, safe, and content.

My books are not generic. You know when you're reading a Joy Fielding book.

I've always been hopelessly stuck in the present.

There aren't too many people out there who can start one of my books and not finish it. I don't think too many writers can say that.

I might not write fiction in the literary sense. But I write very well. My characters are good. My dialogue is good. And my stories are really involving.

The sad truth is that truth is almost irrelevant in a court of law.

No matter how grim things may seem, they always get better.

October was always the least dependable of months ... full of ghosts and shadows.

Florida was a living tomb, she used to tell anyone who'd listen, an old-age home in the shape of a state, God's little waiting room, as she was fond of quoting.

The point is that we have no control. The point is that there are no guarantees, that we never know what's going to happen in life, but we can't give up. The point is that, fallible as we all are, we have to keep trying, we have to keep reaching out to others.