To know another's heart, you must first know your own.

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.

Fear could break a line faster than any enemy charge.

The more the problems in a society, the greater the chances of success.

Reality cannot breathe without imagination.

To arrive is to be in prison.

Most of the characters I'd played were so different from me, so far from me that I had to transform.

Looking at a cat, like looking at clouds or stars or the ocean, makes it difficult to believe there is nothing miraculous in this world.

What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniversaries? Mere killing would be too light.

Champions know that success is inevitable, that there is no such thing as failure, only feedback. They know that the best way to forecast the future is to create it.

I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.

If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also.