I think anyone who writes suspense fiction and says that King isn't an influence is either lying or being foolish.

We understand tornadoes scientifically, but it still feels supernatural. The randomness makes it feel supernatural.

You have only so many chances to tell stories. I didn't want to be forever wedded to one form of storytelling when there are so many out there.

I started writing as soon as I started reading.

What I love is the writing, it's not having written. I like the process of it.

I think pressure can be an incentive toward improvement, and while I'm not denying that I feel some, I will also stress that it is self-inflicted and hopefully can be channeled in a healthy way.

You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind a closed door.

Band of Skulls is joining Cage the Elephant as my new musical caffeine.

Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very fresh for me as a reader.

He stood at the edge of town feeling very small, powerless. Night in the mountains could do that to you, reminding you of your place in the world and laughing at any sense of self-importance.

... it’s a blessed thing to love and feel loved in return.

When God gives you a mission, He also gives you everything you need to fulfill that mission.

We intend to lead a government of purpose and direction so that we can offer the people of this nation the opportunity to move forward to independence, democracy and equality.

Does this boat go to Europe, France?

Intuition is the source of scientific knowledge.

Let's have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle.

One of the best ways of avoiding necessary and even urgent tasks is to seem to be busily employed on things that are already done.

Pareto's Principle: you generally spend 80% of your time on 20% of the project.

Failure is good as long as it does not become a habit.

Poor people know poor people, and rich people know rich people. It is one of the few things La Rochefoucauld did not say, but then La Rochefoucauld never lived in the Bronx.