I admire people who are, by nature, kind and fair to others. Sidney Sheldon admirefairkind Change image and share on social
The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books. Sidney Sheldon bookchangefind Change image and share on social
I will not write about anyplace in the world unless I've been there to personally research it. Sidney Sheldon anyplacehavepersonally Change image and share on social
If there is any secret to my success, I think it's that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them. Sidney Sheldon carecharacterfeel Change image and share on social
Stories had always been told about male genies coming out of bottles, but they were usually fat, old men. Never had the genie been a gorgeous woman, so that idea really appealed to me, and I created the series based on that premise. Sidney Sheldon appealbasebottle share on social
I think people throughout the world identify with my characters. Sidney Sheldon characteridentifypeople Change image and share on social
I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor - which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history. Sidney Sheldon advantageastronautfind share on social
Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page. Sidney Sheldon bookchapterclose Change image and share on social
I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I'm using for locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I've visited over 90 countries thus far. Sidney Sheldon attitudecountrycustom Change image and share on social
I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions. Sidney Sheldon actiondimensionalityemotional Change image and share on social
