Fear will bind you closer than love, or hate, and it works a hell of a lot quicker.

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.

People who understand everything get no stories.

Money coming in says I've made the right marketing decisions.

When you play defense you have to storm the fort or play cover - you can't do both.

Everyone praises his heart, none dare praise their understanding.

Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.

Even in the days of the tightest credit in 2008, HELOCs [ home equity line of credit ] and home equity loans were being made.

A free press can only exist where there is private control over the means of production

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I never knew what was meant by choice of words. It was one word or none.