Danielle Steel's Quotes
Born: 1947-08-14
Profession: Novelist
Nation: American
Biography of Danielle Steel
I studied literature design and fashion design.
Tags: Design, Fashion, LiteratureI wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.
Tags: Become, Famous, WantedI'm a terribly irresponsible eater - I love soft-boiled eggs and chocolate. I never met a chocolate I could not eat.
Tags: Chocolate, Eat, LoveI'm astonished by my success.
Tags: Astonished, SuccessIt's been very hard, after being mostly a mom, to develop an adult life of my own. And not being married anymore, I have to come up with challenges.
Tags: Hard, Life, MomIt's difficult to talk to people... I walk into a room and I'm Danielle Steel, and whatever I say is going to be taken apart.
Tags: Difficult, Talk, WhateverMy early reviews were so bad that I decided I didn't want to read them again.
Tags: Again, Bad, ReadMy kids are more precious to me than anything. I'm with them all day, and I write all night.
Tags: Kids, Night, WritePeople are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if you're famous.
Tags: Bad, Famous, InclinedSometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.
Tags: Off, Sometimes, SureI don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth.
Tags: Children, Truth, WhyThe records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't have the same rights as other kids.
Tags: Children, Famous, JudgeThe usual way - through a long series of rejections, revising my manuscripts, and kept trying again and again. Finally I was fortunate enough to find a good agent.
Tags: Enough, Good, TryingLust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.
Tags: Love, Lust, NiceSometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you have to just jump off the bridge and grow wings on your way down.
Tags: Off, Sometimes, SurePeople have entire relationships via text message now, but I am not partial to texting. I need context, nuance and the warmth and tone that can only come from a human voice.
Tags: Human, Message, VoiceI like summer. I like warmer weather and long days. I'm one of those silly people who still enjoy lying in the sun - my children are horrified!
Tags: Children, Enjoy, SunVisit partners pages
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A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.
Tags: Bad, Best, SomeoneI try to give people hope. Even though life is bleak, there's hope out there.
Tags: Give, Hope, LifeI've shut myself inside these walls, and I'm going to be a very lonely old lady if I'm not careful.
Tags: Lady, Lonely, OldI wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don't play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough 'fun'.
Tags: Fun, Hard, WorkI'm not an aging gracefully type. But I do believe in aging with grace.
Tags: Aging, Grace, GracefullyI'm surprisingly practical in much of my life, but not when it comes to my shoes.
Tags: Life, Practical, ShoesIn my late teenage years, I developed a real passion for it, and wrote a lot of poetry.
Tags: Passion, Poetry, RealA book begins with an image or character or situation that I care about deeply.
Tags: Book, Care, CharacterI am endlessly busy, bringing up five young kids, and trying to keep up with the three older ones. I still spend most of my life driving car pools.
Tags: Busy, Car, LifeI decided I would never do interviews again.
Tags: Again, Decided, InterviewsI did it at night because I loved it. I never did it to make money, as a job. I just did it because I had to.
Tags: Job, Money, NightI don't like grand restaurants or kowtowing waiters. I don't need that kind of attention and I don't want it.
Tags: Attention, Grand, Waiters