Some issues stay fresh every time you open them up. It's like evil magical Tupperware -- it stays fresh forever.

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.

To be a success, intensely focus on success oriented action not on roadblocks or obstacles.

You can always get someone to love you - even if you have to do it yourself.

If God thinks proportionality is fair who are we to say that it is unfair?

The horse never knows I'm there until he needs me.

Review your work. You will find, if you are honest, that 90% of the trouble is traceable to loafing.

My Grandmother standing wordless fifteen minutes Between rows of loganberries, clippers poised in her hand.

I romanticized domesticity for a while, and loved having a shopping list of groceries stuck to the fridge for the first time.

Truth to me is infinitely dearer than the 'mahatmaship' which is purely a burden.

Qatar is giving 2.8% of our GDP to research. This is something again that is a breakthrough, as nobody was even thinking of research as a tool or component for advancement in this part of the world.

War is a damnable, filthy thing and has destroyed civilization after civilization