It was two weeks before Christmas. A slow time of year for raising the dead.

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.

I have a home in Orlando. That's kind of my default "getaway" city.

Folks have to pin me down because, for one thing, I don't have a laptop. I don't have an iPhone, and I refuse to carry them because they're immensely hackable.

Anybody who is one with what he or she does is building the new earth.

I believe that most of what was said of God was in reality said of that Spirit whose body is Earth.

I find it very difficult to do normal things without getting approached.

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

Making shots counts, but not as much as the people who make them.

Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy.

Once I wept for I had no shoes. Then I met a man with no feet, so I took his shoes. I mean, it wasn't as if he was going to need them.