I think a lot of young aspiring writers get misdirected; they think 'I ought to write this, even though I enjoy reading that'. What you have to do is write what you enjoy reading.

I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth.

You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher.

Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories.

Readers are paramount. I live to write books for them.

If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say

In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict.

I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper.

When you work alone, you need to socialize at some level.

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care about.

I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge.

From New Year's Eve through the third of January, the streets of Tokyo grew quiet, as if all the people had disappeared.

People more often kill those they love than those they hate. Possibly because only the people you love can really make life unendurable to you.

Destiny is not a matter of chance it is a matter of choice it is not a thing to be waited for it is a thing to be achieved.

School boards can be a steppingstone to higher forms of political leadership.

That hat looks ridiculous.” “Fortunately, I can change hats,” Wayne said, “while you, sir, are stuck with that face.

That's what I spend most of my time doing, breathing a lot. I like air.

Nobody heard anything ahead of time.

Doors will slam in your face. You must pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and knock again; it's the only way to achieve your goals in life.

The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.

I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor.