“If you call it a romance, it will never be reviewed by the 'New York T...” — Diana Gabaldon Quote

“If you call it a romance, it will never be reviewed by the 'New York Times' or any other respectable literary venue. And that's okay. I can live with that.”

“Mid-afternoon, I'll go out and do the household errands, come home, do my gardening, go for an evening walk.”

“My husband gets up at around 5.30 A.M., so I'll tuck him in around 9.30 P.M. or 10 P.M., and then I'll go and lie down on the couch with a book and my two dachshunds.”

“The word 'western' usually refers to movies, of course, but there is a literary tradition of the same name that pre-dates the moving picture and retains its vitality yet.”

“People aren't quite sure what it means when a book is a Booker Prize winner. They're not quite sure what is being recommended, what literary values it stands for, because every year it stands for something different.”

“I think that writers of literary fiction would do well to read more books for children.”