You don't smoke do you?" "No, why?" "They're afraid of fire." "Great, we're going to be eaten alive because neither of us smokes." I almost laughed. He sounded so thoroughly disgusted.

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.

I'm Blunt because God rolled me that way

The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions.

If our lives do not reflect radical compassion for the poor, there is reason to wonder if Christ is really in us at all

I don't race a lot, half a dozen (races) a year maybe.

Any nations right to a form of government and economic system of its own choosing is inalienable. Any nations attempt to dictate to other nations their form of government is indefensible.

Don't be ashamed of who you are, embrace who you are.

Traditional Anglo-Saxon intolerance is a local and temporal culture trait like any other.

It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.

Never tell a crazy person he’s crazy.

Genius may stand on the shoulders of giants, but it stands alone.