a pink taffeta evening gown. It looked like it had run away from a junior high prom... The dress looked like a petunia on steroids to me.

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.

Do you train for passing tests or do you train for creative inquiry?

The fact that you are attending church does not mean you are already serving the Lord

I would rather walk alone in the light than with many in the dark doom.

Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.

Al journalism should be investigative, from football to cookery

Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls.

I'm crazy and I don't pretend to be anything else.

I just hate sitting and writing - I had to do that in school. Plus, I have terrible handwriting.

Winning the Games will make you famous, losing will mean death.

The use of the Will as the projector of Mentative Currents is the real base of all Mental Magic.