Perfect, complete, needing nothing, simply all there was, was the dark.

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.

So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty.

To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make

Whatever we may be or not be to others, to ourselves we are always just ourselves.

The presence or calling of God can be no reasons but the guidance of God because of His glorification.

You were sizzling, like sausages in a frying pan.

When you're a crime reporter, you see the nub of what life's about, and you don't have much patience for the falsity of politics.

My sister is going to have a simple wedding. Just immediate family. And whoever the hell would want to marry her.

There was so much great music around in the 60s, stuff like The Small Faces, but I also love The Jam.

Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's not really interesting for me.

So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable account.