“Did I invent anything? I don't think so, not really. But if I've helpe...” — Lauren Willig Quote

“Did I invent anything? I don't think so, not really. But if I've helped make history fun... then my work here is done.”

“Say what you will about Queen Eleanor, she was a savvy, quick-witted woman who made her mark on history. And as the founder of the Courts of Love, what better patron monarch could there be for a romantic novelist?”

“As a friend once pointed out, the crotchety dowagers do tend to get all the best lines. That may be why I have so many of them in my books.”

“When you start writing fiction, you have to learn to invent, and it's very hard at the beginning to stop relying on facts and what you've heard.”

“The rich don't work for money - the rich invent money.”

“You can only really invent something if you connect yourself to the real world - whatever that means.”