Should I eat first or accuse the Master of the City of murder? Choices, choices. -Anita

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.

She was kahuna, creating more life around her than was actually there, heightening the momentousness of each living thing by simply gazing upon it.

If our eyes could see everything, every man would see his own faults.

I think a dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it.

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.

I love acting and making your own luck. You have to recreate yourself, I guess. Although, I don't know how.

If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.

A visit to Père Lachaise in Paris adds a year to one's life

Real sacrifice comes from self sacrifice.

I have always followed the most passionate course.

I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts.