For me, the process of writing a novel happens mostly in your head before you actually start writing.

There is your car and the open road, the fabled lure of random adventure. You stand at the verge, and you could become anything.

A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.

The happiest I have ever been is in the life that I led with my wife and kids.

I knew I wanted to play around with genre-esque imagery, and the identity theft stuff came in the middle, when I was figuring out how the characters were connected to those images.

I think we're always in some ways writing to the teachers who gave us early love.

Maybe love, like suffering, is relative.

Identity issues are hardwired into the way I think about character - it's almost as if I can't get away from them even if I want to.

I've never been able to sleep very much, even when I was a kid. I used to hate being forced to lay in bed in the darkness, and just shifting in bed and staring at the shadows.

I like to sleep about four or five really solid hours at night, and then sometimes take a nap in the afternoon or early evening after dinner. I love naps.

Even when our death is imminent, we carry the image of ourselves moving forward, alive, into the future.

Werewolves never joke about age, ” he said solemnly.“Why not?”Connor shrugged, a smile teasing his lips. “I dunno, ” he finally admitted. “I just thought it sounded good.

A true diamond never over shadows... it's the brilliance of the subtle shine that's the most attractive.

When giving up is not an option, you survive at any cost.

Anarchy is law and freedom without force.Despotism is law and force without freedom.Barbarism force without freedom and law.Republicanism is force with freedom and law.

I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car.

When in doubt, make a western.

For me the core principles of privacy online are transparency, choice and control.

In this complex world, we all need God's Divine wisdom and guidance more than we ever have before.

When you’re not patient, you start complaining. And the fact that you’re complaining is a sign that you’re not grateful.

This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life.