I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm getting more attention than I quite know what to do with, though.

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.

Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.

What if you can't, Austin? You can't help everyone.""At least I'll know I tried.

I think you spend too much time believing what other people see, rather than what you think.

All other things have a portion of everything, but Mind is infinite and self-ruled, and is mixed with nothing but is all alone by itself.

I am an affirmative action hire.

Being humble doesn't work as well as being aware.

I'm starting to mistrust my judgment.

Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.

If prayer is you talking to God, then intuition is God talking to you.