Sandra Brown

“Put your hands on me. Pretend this means something - Lee Coburn”

— Sandra Brown

My mother was a big reader, and my father was an editorial writer for a newspaper.

— Sandra Brown

People don't care how smart woman is as long as she's charming and gay and pretty.

— Sandra Brown

“He'd wanted to die on the spot, but he had the rotten luck of living through it.”

— Sandra Brown

Even knowing the ending was sad, I wouldn't have deprived myself the beauty of the story.

— Sandra Brown

Before becoming a writer, I worked in the media, for the ABC affiliate in Dallas.

— Sandra Brown

“Tomorrow, I’m putting my future on the line. If you fuck me over, I’ll cut out your heart and eat it.”

— Sandra Brown

I'm sure you could have. Fending off unwanted male attention is a skill every attractive woman must acquire. But you're also a…

— Sandra Brown

“But I'm not a hearts and flowers guy. I'm not even an all-night guy. I don't hold hands. I don't cuddle. I…

— Sandra Brown

“Love was a word that poets and songwriters used. They vested the emotion with tremendous powers over the human heart and mind,…

— Sandra Brown

“Ella almost cried out in relief upon seeing him. Conrad released her hand and spun around to see who’d interrupted his bullying.…

— Sandra Brown

'Rainwater' was particularly special because it was a complete departure from the suspense novels. It's set in the Great Depression and based…

— Sandra Brown

I grew up loving books and stories. Reading became my favourite pastime, and you have to be a reader before you can…

— Sandra Brown

Life throws surprises, sorrows, sadness, and hardship, and I think that writing has actually grounded me. It kept me grounded when everything…

— Sandra Brown

“He had to admit: She’d got to him. This demure second-grade schoolteacher, who’d been faithful to her husband, but who had fucked…

— Sandra Brown

He lifted his gaze to the framed photograph of Tanya and him taken on their wedding day. God, she had been lovely.…

— Sandra Brown

“done. Why did he stick around? Why would he force that encounter with you on the road, and that night at the…

— Sandra Brown

“From what I know of you already, you have quite a reputation for providing customer satisfaction." Julie's cheeks burned. For Kate's benefit…

— Sandra Brown

“His arms closed around them. While the storm raged outside,he held them protectively. Anna buried her face in one side of his…

— Sandra Brown

Typically, I have a fairly good grip on the plot of a suspense novel before I set about writing it. I must…

— Sandra Brown

Ah, but being in love made you mean and crazy. Love made you act like a fool even when you knew you…

— Sandra Brown

“While basking in the limelight, one sacrificed privacy. Anonymity has distinct advantages. Keeping to the background afforded one much more maneuverability and,…

— Sandra Brown

“Women readers aren't turned on by nice heroes any more than male readers lust after heroines who are too virtuous.There should be…

— Sandra Brown

Should men and women be equal in all things? Absolutely. But I'm old-fashioned in that I like the differences between the sexes.…

— Sandra Brown

In my opinion, Armani, better than any other designer, does great things for the female form. And a pair of Levis does…

— Sandra Brown

For each book, there's a back story of where the idea came from. Sometimes it's derived from a current event or topic…

— Sandra Brown

I don't know exactly where the ideas come from. One day, a sentence just popped into my head - 'There was going…

— Sandra Brown

When I set out to write, I see it very visually. I almost feel like a reporter. I'm relating what I'm seeing…

— Sandra Brown

I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They're absolutely a lot harder to write…

— Sandra Brown

Once I started to write, it was like all the lights came on. I was always making up stories in my head.…

— Sandra Brown

“He also knew that whenever he recalled her kissing his cheek with such unqualified trust and acceptance, it was going to ache…

— Sandra Brown

I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.

— Sandra Brown

“Whatever else you were about to say, don't. Don't look at me all calf-eyed. Don't nurse any romantic options about me just…

— Sandra Brown