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" I love digital books. And I actually started digital-first publishing back in 2005. "

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" I've found that writers who don't read really can't write. "

" It's not uncommon for men to show up at my book signings or to send me emails with their thoughts about my books. I've also heard from a number of female readers who were introduced to my works by men in their lives. "

" As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either. "

" Readers want a good book; it's a writer's job to give it to them. "

" 'Scandal' is great because it's intriguing and sexy, and it has a lot of play with secondary characters in situations, lots of drama. "

" There are millions of people who think that romance isn't real writing. But the only person who can make you real, make your books real, is you. "

" The No. 1 thing is to write the book that you love and then hope that it finds an audience with the same taste as you. I think I've done that, and that's lucky. "

" When a story captures me, it comes quickly and easily. "

" Take your time, however long the book needs. I've seen a lot of promising careers go into decline because writers succumbed to the pressure to write faster than was comfortable for them or the story. "

" The world would be a very sad place if readers could only love one story. "

" Some writers may hate interacting on social media. And if you do, don't do it, because it shows. If you are uncomfortable being out in public, that shows, too, and makes the reader uncomfortable. So find the best way for you to connect with your readers and a way that you enjoy. "

" You really couldn't do a PG version of 'Crossfire!' It just wouldn't work. "

" Writers are not celebrities, so you don't expect to walk down the street and hear, 'Oh my God, there's Sylvia Day.' You prefer to be anonymous. "

" I'm a multimillionaire. "

" Especially in writing love stories, there's always the assumption that once you've said 'I do,' once you get to the point where you're married, well, the hard part is over. "

" I have things I watch in my downtime - I love 'Scandal.' I don't write political romance, so there's not a direct relation there. But it's something I do just to turn off the brain for a little bit, and just to relax and recharge. "

" Publishers should use the paperback side to leverage the ebook side. "

" I've learned to allow myself the room to fall in love with what I'm writing. "

" When it comes to your hero, what the readers really fall in love with are his flaws. No one ever falls in love with a perfect hero. "

" I just have to let the story go the way it needs to go and let them take the detours they want to take, and I'll get to the end. "

" I believe that if you work hard at a relationship, devoting time and energy to it, being willing to grow and experiment, and never take it for granted, that you can continue to feel the initial attraction and excitement indefinitely. "

" I want to write a story for people where they finish it, and it sticks with them. "

" Writing the 'Crossfire' series is deeply personal for me, and I love the whole process of it. "

" I've been told by readers that they love how my heroes fall in love fast, first, and with conviction. "

" I have had unattractive heroes - broken noses, scars, crooked teeth. You want to give them something that is human. My heroines struggle with being too short or fat or old. Some are older than the heroes. You try to cover all spectrums. "

" I had a very realistic expectation of the level of success that it was possible to attain writing romance novels. "

" My heroines, more often than not, are the ones who are troubled and resistant. "

" The damaged wealthy hero is actually a hugely common trope in romance, and alpha heroes are very common in romance. "

" Every writer follows a theme, and mine is survival. If you can't figure out what a writer's theme is, look at the books you are attracted to. "

" Obviously, there are those in the industry who don't give romance novels the level of respect the sales would warrant. They'll talk about a book that sells maybe 100,000 copies, that happens to be very literary, whereas something like 'Crossfire' will sell 13 million copies in a single language and hardly get any mentions at all. "