If I went in the cage, I was going to end up eaten alive. That was actually one of my top five ways not to die.

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.

Sorrows are like thunderclouds - in the distance they look black over our heads scarcely gray.

Sometimes siblings can get in each other's space.

I believe in the American Dream because I have lived the American Dream.

We try more to profit from always remembering the obvious than from grasping the esoteric.

The extraordinary gentleness of the adult male with his young dispels all the King Kong mythology.

Forget about yourncompetitors, just focus on your customers.

I'm a little more comfortable in that role. I love being in the studio.

I don't read. I don't like to read Harry Potter or anything like that. It's not my style.

You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes.

My giant goes with me wherever I go.