“Back in the day, years ago, in 1988, the only TV I watched was 'Doctor...” — Diana Gabaldon Quote

Back in the day, years ago, in 1988, the only TV I watched was 'Doctor Who' because I had children and two full-time jobs, and 'Doctor Who' was the exact length of time it took to do my nails, so I would watch 'Doctor Who' once a week!

Whenever anything bubbles up, I have to put it down. I have bits and pieces all over my hard drive.

Normally, it takes me about three years to write one of the big books. It is usually four years between releases because of the huge amount of travel and PR and just nuisance going on around them. I have a lot of pressure from publishers and agents.

I was 35, had always wanted to write novels, and thought that I had better do it while I was young enough.

Every time I went to the doctor when I was in my twenties, he repeated the same thing to me: don't wait too long to have children.

The doctor's name was Sylvia. I told her she'd have a problem with me because Sylvia was my mother's name.

Imagine an America where the health care system is dramatically improved simply because people need to go to the doctor less. Preventive health care, aka taking care of your own body, is a sensible way to go!

The kind of doctor I want is one who when he's not examining me is home studying medicine.

My dad is a doctor, a professor of psychiatry, and my mum is a psychotherapist.