“Whenever I've had to tamper with history for plot purposes, I make sur...” — Sharon Kay Penman Quote

“Whenever I've had to tamper with history for plot purposes, I make sure to mention that in my author's note, and I try to keep such tampering to a bare minimum. I also attempt to keep my characters true to their historical counterparts. This is not always possible, of course.”

“I was actually born in New York City, but my family moved to Atlantic City when I was five, this being my dad's home town, so I think that qualifies me as a Jersey resident if not a bona fide native.”

“Women did not have as many options as men, and I need to reflect that reality in my mysteries.”

“I am not someone who will pick just any role in order to work. I want to attempt different characters.”

“Gay teenagers are four times as likely to attempt suicide as straight ones. I wish they knew that there's nothing wrong with them; that they are just a different shade of normal.”

“'6 Times' is an attempt to reinvestigate the social responsibility of sculpture. The body in question is a particular body, but it doesn't really matter whose it is.”