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> [I first started writing historical fiction in the late '70s and kept pictures of Kathleen Woodiwiss and Rosemary Rogers on my refrigerator until my first book was published by Avon in 1982. The biggest advantage of this genre for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/i-first-started-writing-historical-fiction-in-the-late-70s-and-kept/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

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## More by Virginia Henley

> [I was born in England and went to school there. That's when I discovered my undying passion for history - not just for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/i-was-born-in-england-and-went-to-school-there-that-s-when-i/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [“Love is a journey from the first blush of physical attraction to a marriage of souls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/love-is-a-journey-from-the-first-blush-of-physical-attraction-to-a/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [I have always been drawn to the Restoration period of Charles II. I have a soft spot for Charles Stuart, who was always loving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/i-have-always-been-drawn-to-the-restoration-period-of-charles-ii-i/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [“With horror he saw that her hair was already afire as the tarred stake burned about her head. He held her agonized gaze with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/with-horror-he-saw-that-her-hair-was-already-afire-as-the-tarred/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [I first started writing historical fiction in the late '70s and kept pictures of Kathleen Woodiwiss and Rosemary Rogers on my refrigerator until my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/i-first-started-writing-historical-fiction-in-the-late-70s-and-kept/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [I begin early in the morning and edit everything I wrote the previous day. I write until mid-afternoon. My goal is to write a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/i-begin-early-in-the-morning-and-edit-everything-i-wrote-the-previous/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [To have a successful writing career, you must be willing to sacrifice a great deal. The book, the deadline come first before anything else.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/to-have-a-successful-writing-career-you-must-be-willing-to-sacrifice/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> ['The Irish Duke' is a sequel to 'The Decadent Duke' about Lady Georgina Gordon who married the Duke of Bedford. 'The Irish Duke' tells…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/the-irish-duke-is-a-sequel-to-the-decadent-duke-about-lady-georgina/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [“...to be Irish is to know the world will break your heart before you are thirty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/to-be-irish-is-to-know-the-world-will-break-your-heart-before-you-are/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [“Darling, we're all whores under the skin, whether we give ourselves by calculation or by desire. It's just that some of us demand a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/darling-we-re-all-whores-under-the-skin-whether-we-give-ourselves-by/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [I love to read history books, which is where I get my ideas. I also read historical romance for pleasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/i-love-to-read-history-books-which-is-where-i-get-my-ideas-i-also/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [I did a great deal of research to write 'The Irish Duke.' Since all the people in this Lords of the Realm series are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/i-did-a-great-deal-of-research-to-write-the-irish-duke-since-all-the/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [It was an easy decision for me which books to self-publish as ebooks. I got the rights back to two Avon books that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/it-was-an-easy-decision-for-me-which-books-to-self-publish-as-ebooks/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [I devour history books. I love anything by Thomas B. Costain or George MacDonald Fraser. He writes magnificent history, and he also wrote the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/i-devour-history-books-i-love-anything-by-thomas-b-costain-or-george/)

[Virginia Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-henley/)

> [History is my passion. So I write what I love to read. I find that if I combine history with a strong, sensual romance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-henley/history-is-my-passion-so-i-write-what-i-love-to-read-i-find-that-if-i/)

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