I read more books for research purposes, whether its a fictionalized biography of Johannes Gutenberg or a stack of urban fantasies.

Bullying is not okay. Period.

Like any child raised on tales of magical worlds beyond paintings and mirrors and wardrobes, I had yearned to enter Middle Earth, to reach through.

Every libromancer had a first book. Etched more sharply into my memory than my first kiss, this book had been my magical awakening.

If we ruled the world, I guarantee you they never would have cancelled Firefly

Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people.

...bookstores, libraries... they're the closest thing I have to a church.

A zombie amusement park sounds like fun, but the health code violations alone are enough to turn your stomach.

If I'm making myself laugh, I figure most of my readers will be amused as well.

Any factual errors that remain are entirely the fault of Bob, who snuck into the offices at DAW to try to sabotage my book. I hate that guy.

I have a day job, which means my family isnt dependent on the writing income. So if I have an idea I like, I write it.

The spirit and soul are the body and brain, which are destructible-that is precisely why they are so precious.

Capitalism is a social system where the health and security of a nation are compromised for corporate gain.

Law and order is one of the steps taken to maintain injustice.

That's what love is. It's some power greater than you and me, that draws us to one special person

Tragedy, as you know, is always a fait accompli, whereas terror always has to do with anticipation, with man's recognition of hisown negative potential--with his sense of what he is capable of.

I diagnosed my loneliness as premature empty nest syndrome.

In a service situation, each delay can mean many unsatisfied customers, each one telling many more.

Engineering is a jeans and hoodie culture, and sales is more formal.

I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles.