An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK gets a lot of credit.

Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer.

Why do you have to be the same as the others? ...Most of them are stupid.

She loved him because he had brought her back to life. She had been like a caterpillar in a cocoon, and he had drawn her out and shown her that she was a butterfly.

When you've lost everything, you've got nothing to lose.

Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.

The CIA's research program is described in a book called "The Search for the Manchurian Candidate."

Trusting someone was like holding a little water in your cupped hands - it was so easy to spill the water, and you could never get it back.

The degradation to which you subject others comes back, sooner or later, to haunt you.

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.

In both cases, weakness and scruples had defeated strength and ruthlessness.

Why not?" Ask God to bless you. He has enough blessings for every one.

Your past doesn't dictate what your future will be.

I love presents, But since I've gotten older, I haven't really wanted anything. Christmas is about family.

Pride is a funny thing; it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure.

Barack Obama was born in the United States, period.

Christian love must be chased after, aspired to, and practiced.

You can't build a cathedral in a day. A look at the club's history tells you these things take time.

My stuff was all right, but it's not about pitching good. It's about winning. I pitched just good enough to lose.

Good friends, good whiskey, and good lovin', I want to thank you Lord.

I am convinced that life in a physical body is meant to be an ecstatic experience