My genre-hopping has caused problems with marketing and sales departments over the years, because they need to know where to position a book with the booksellers.

Reality is what trips you up when you walk around with your eyes closed.

Jesus paid for our sins, so let's get our money's worth.

Your believing or not believing in karma has no effect on its existence, nor on its consequences to you. Just as a refusal to believe in the ocean would not prevent you from drowning.

War, hate, jealousy, racism - what are they but manifestations of fear?

This dazzling, unput-downable debut novel proves beyond a doubt that Dan Wells has the gift. His teenage protagonist is as chilling as he is endearing. More John Wayne Cleaver, please.

Writing is solitary, so I love going out once in a while and meeting my readers. I'll often hang with them after a signing for some beers. They're invariably bright!

If all the diplomats were kicked out, the UN could be turned into the finest bordello in the world and do just as much, if not more, for international harmony.

If you come to a fight thinking it will be a fair one, you didn't come prepared.

No one you'd really like to see in public office has the bad taste to run.

All men of honor are alone.

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

After school, my sister and I helped our mom in the garden. We grew potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes - not for fun, but to eat.

I want to make money, and I would like to have a lot of money, but I still believe that the only reason to write is that somehow it will make something or somebody better.

Only speak words that make souls stronger -\-\ for once words are spoken, they may be forgiven, but may be not forgotten.

I'm neither giving up nor giving in.

I live in a universe in which blame doesn't exist. I don't believe in being at fault; I believe in taking responsibility for your actions. If I do something wrong, I take responsibility for it.

The engine which drives enterprise is not thrift, but profit.

Be compassionate, and take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be so much a better place.

Getting old and dying alone is my worst fear.

I ate the Green Monster. It tasted pretty nasty. It was pretty painful.