Discipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes sharp enough, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle.

We fall from womb to tomb, from one blackness and toward another, remembering little of the one and knowing nothing of the other ... except through faith.

Most gothics are overplotted novels whose success or failure hinges on the author's ability to make you believe in the characters and partake of the mood.

Death in the horror movies is when the monsters get you.

Some werewolves are hairy on the inside.

The most classic horror tale of this latter type is the Old Testament story of Job, who becomes human Astro-Turf in a kind of spiritual Superbowl between God and Satan.

Challenges stimulate courage.

Don't let yourself be amazed by the imagination of a writer and his words, writers are almost all the time in a love-hate relationship with words.

There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out

People who make decisions go to the top. Those who fail to make decisions go nowhere.

Financial institutions make us nervous when they're trying to do well.

When I don't say a word and you know exactly what I mean.

One can fall in love and still hate.

'Beloved.' That's an amazing film and I'm sorry more people didn't see it when it came out.

None of you appreciate me. Why is it so hard to believe that I could make a real contribution in these dark rimes?

It's interesting to see people's projections because one lives very much in the world of projections.