I grew up in the East End of London, the youngest of three boys in a Catholic household. Both my parents were market traders and worked seven days a week.

I never plan my novels because if I know what is going to happen, it bores me rigid. I let the story tell itself.

For me, a good friend is someone you might only see once or twice a year but each time it feels as though you've just seen them last week.

Drip, drip, the rain comes falling, Rain in the woods, rain on the sea; Even the little waves, beaten, come crawling As if to find shelter here with me.

To be haunted is to glimpse a truth that might best be hidden.

Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians.

I hate violence, and I didn't plan to write horror; it just poured out of me.

I'm not into high literature, but I think all my books are literate.

I've actually seen a ghost, so I know they're really around.

I'm very cagey about making friends, and I rarely do.

I'm terrible in the mornings, but I'm always at my desk by 10 A.M.

Orozco's despair was not just in finding himself poor, but in discovering that effort, honest intentions, and gentlemanly status had nothing to do with sucess in a commercial economy.

It's the fine balance of caffeine and alcohol that bookends my days

Cruel Harvest by Fran Elizabeth Grubb is a memoir that will touch your heart.

To step toward your destiny, you may have to step away from your security.

The media's so bad, I'm gonna hit 'em as hard as I can.

Elegance is not being noticed, it's about being remembered.

Kev has these old Boston drills, where you all have to talk to each other, and interact, and it's helped us.

You just have to make sure the model you're working on does not undersell your product.

At 46 one must be a miser; only have time for essentials.