“Once you write a book, you hand it over to the readers, and it's their...” — Fiona Barton Quote

“Once you write a book, you hand it over to the readers, and it's their book then. They're so involved. They ask questions about details that I haven't even thought about.”

“For me, there has always been the irresistible lure of a secret.”

“As a journalist, I've been a professional watcher, picking up the body language and verbal tics that make us individuals and interesting to others.”

“Once I start writing about something, it goes off rather fast, and sometimes details which might be interesting such as what the room looked like or what somebody said that was not exactly on the same subject tend to get lost.”

“Whenever there's a shooting and the details are still fuzzy, I am always worried there's gonna be an 8chan connection.”

“I've been on the show for six years and I don't even know what her history is. I sort of make things up in my mind, but I think it's hard for an audience to follow and invest in a character when they don't have the details.”