Death cures all ills. Well, most of them.

There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.

I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have no voice of their own, so we have to be that voice

I am not a morning person.

I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.

Remember your personal demons should be afraid of you, because you are their home, their food, and as you heal, their executioner.

You'd think a sociopath assassin wouldn't have a fan following but he does

Zebrowski says that if you killed someone else just hide the body, he's not starting over on the paperwork.

Never trust people who smile constantly. They're either selling something or not very bright.

My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail

The best lies are always at least partially true.

The new world is as yetbehind the veil of destinyIn my eyes, howeverits dawn has been unveiled

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.

GOD is determined on you.

Cripes Miss Wilcox, they're not guns,' I said. No, they're not Mattie, they're books. And a hundred times more dangerous.

I try not to be sentimental and obsessive about possessions. I love collecting, but I hate owning.

Black women rock the cradle, and whoever rocks the cradle rocks the future.

My parents tried to keep me safe, but to me the world was not a safe place.

I refuse to be in this world by myself. I want an open commitment from the rest of the people.

I'm not against beauty, it just sounds boring to me.

People cannot give up their cause, their rights, for fear of defeat.