I sipped my own coffee, heavy on the sugar and cream, trying to make up for the late work the night before. Caffeine and sugar, the two basic food groups.

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.

I think of drug dealers like I think of my father— never really there when you want them to be.

When a bully is held accountable for his actions, his future actions will change. Bad behavior only continues for those who allow it.

To my way of thinking the function of the poet is to make us aware of what we know and don't know we know.

Make big commitments, keep them, and never offer reasons when you don't make things happen.

God only rules in the affairs of men either by the invitation of man or to save man from some self-inflicted dangers.

We would not have to forgive people if we didn't judge them in the first place.

People who are friends with me and who know me, know a side of me that is totally not cold.

You know this old style of American family series? Well, I sit there and cry.

It doesn't matter what blood or race or creed or color. Love is love and it breaks all boundaries and you just see it right away.

Women comedy is different than men comedy. Guy comedy is very aggressive, it's about insulting each other, name-calling, and kind of busting each other's chops, and that's not what women's comedy is.