But one does not make living writing poetry unless you're a professor, and one frankly doesn't get a lot of girls as a poet.

I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth.

You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher.

Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories.

Readers are paramount. I live to write books for them.

If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say

In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict.

I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper.

When you work alone, you need to socialize at some level.

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care about.

I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge.

If you own this story you get to write the ending.

Every new friend is a new journey, through a brand new road, toward a brand new mysterious heart.

Novak! Take the blazer off before you punch, it will help. Take it off. Hey, that's from Express.

One of the rules of plays, I feel, is to never use an extra word if you don't have to.

And when we love our sin then we are damned indeed.

Love is a secret society, a community for two.

Walk along one day and do nothing wrong, play by the rules, be a good person, do everything right: it doesn't guarantee anything.

He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.

You can only find opportunities if you are looking for them.

D'you know, I put so much petrol in me car the other day, I couldn't get in!