I started to write in 2001. I wrote the books for the fun of it. It was an old idea I had had since the nineties.

Impulsive actions led to trouble, and trouble could have unpleasant consequences.

I am a rapist and a sadistic pig,' if you get that tattoo removed I will carve it into your forehead, do you understand?

Always retain the ability to walk away, without sentimentality, from a situation that felt unmanageable. That was a basic rule of survival. Don't lift a finger for a lost cause.

Men who just call to say hello generally have ulterior motives.

Everyone has secrets. It's just a matter of finding out what they are

But if you want to win, you're going to have to fight.

There were not so many physical threats that could not be countered with a decent hammer.

No, I don't believe in God, but I respect the fact that you do. Everyone has to have something to believe in.

I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.

I'm not going to apologize for the way I've led my life.

Spiritual awakening is an identity shift. You are God!

Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind.

The nice thing about anger is that, as an emotion, it's strong enough to unplug me from the comedian's mind for a minute and just be a frustrated member of the citizenry.

I would still be singing, because it's part of my heart and my soul, and it lifts me up. Find something you would do for free.

Sudan, I've come to discover, is a country which, once it gets hold of you, does not let go.

You might be a redneck if The Salvation Army declines your mattress.

When we separate music from life we get is art.

If you can imagine it...it is real

Satan tried to put Jesus Christ on the way to becoming King of the world and Savior of men in a way other than that predetermined by God.

Real love makes you more of an individual. It does not efface your individuality, it gives you individuality. Real love is very respectful.