I always want to give the victim a voice.

Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other's work.

Try to open up your mind a little, and move away from rigid opinions of what people should do and be - unless you have been there.

I always say that bad women are fewer than men, but when you get one, they're fascinating because they're so rotten.

Have you ever heard the expression: Walk a mile in my shoes, and then judge me? And write your own books.

The why of murder always fascinates me so much more than the how.

Some writers hate to go to trials, but I love trials.

All of my books now come from readers' ideas.

Some people hate the smell of hospitals. I hate the smell of jails and prisons, all the same: stale cigarette smoke, Pine-Sol, urine, sweat, and dust.

The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he pushes himself too far, his hematocrit will fall.

I get it. The things you hope for the most are the things that destroy you in the end.

My only agenda is to bring attention to otherwise ignored and shunned lives.

The sound of water escaping from mill-dams, etc., willows, old rotten planks, slimy posts, and brickwork.those scenes made me a painter and I am grateful.

I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!

You can't be a mod and a rocker. You have to choose sides.

Emasculation does seem to be a theme in the roles that I choose.

Look at any inspired painting. It's like a gong sounding; it puts you in a state of reverberation.

It took a lot of courage to take the high road, but I would rather be significant with six million people watching a show with meaning, than everyone watching a show with no meaning.