Real life was messier than fiction, and in it you didn't always have time to do or say the right things.

Real life ... it was an ambiguous world, where actions sometimes had no meaning, where chaos reigned and no one was allowed to see the big picture, only their small portion of it.

Life is short. Eternity is long.

There were shadows galore in the dim light, but there was one shadow that did not correspond to any object in the room. It lurked next to the fireplace, a formless, undulating darkness.

Murder is an inherently evil act, no matter what the circumstances, no matter how convincing the rationalizations.

Hope was a dangerous emotion that more often than not led men into foolishness and peril, made them risk their lives and lose their wives and part with fortunes that they never recovered.

Names have power. In certain cultures, just speaking a man's name gives you mastery over him.

I always thought the appeal for vampires are the same as religion, the desire to avoid death and live forever.

Horror writers can write about everything in the real world that a mainstream novelist can--plus the supernatural, which is the most fertile field for metaphor imaginable.

In real life, good people die all the time and a**holes can live long and happy lives. It's a crapshoot.

I think the internet is a great marketing tool--but marketing is not my job. I'm a writer. My job is to write novels.

I don't profess any re

People who wouldn't dream of drowning a puppy in a barrel full of water think nothing of killing a fish the same slow way.

Better is the enemy of the good.

Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get older.

Above all, keep your colors fresh!

See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.

Be careful how you talk about God. He's the only God we have. If you let him go he won't come back. He won't even look back over his shoulder. And then what will you do?

I want to create a society that is working for me and with me - and I am working for society, not against it.

I've danced all over the world, and people are people. We cannot cut off from each other in life. In order to lead, you can't do that.

When I was deciding to fight, the thought of winning or losing didn't bother me.