I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.

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.

Dedication note: To everyone, you are beautiful, and don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise.

I'm a master of speaking silently—all my life I've spoken silently and I've lived through entire tragedies in silence.

If they knew how much you kept inside to keep from hurting them, but hurting yourself instead, maybe they’d love you more.

We weep for the blood of a bird, but not for the blood of a fish. Blessed are those who have voice.

I support the death penalty for the kingpin, the guy at the top, but I don't think you should throw a drug offender in jail for five years, and let a mugger out after a year.

There's something about shooting webs out of my wrists and climbing up things that just makes me happy.

The problem with being a Tour de France winner is you always have that feeling of disappointment if you don't win again. That's the curse of the Tour de France.

I feel that education needs an overhaul - courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out.

I don't think you can having an opportunity to ride either on the front or the back or in the middle of someone else's bus doesn't dignify you.

Spirituality is rooted in desire. We long for something we can neither name nor describe, but which is no less real because of our inability to capture it with words.