In general, I think, less is more, and that if a reader stops reading because a book is too icky then I've failed in my obligation to the readers.

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.

My body is like a Temple in Nepal. It is sacred, but has a lot of damage from the earthquake of my youth!

What are you gonna help us with? That very tiny used condom?

You need to stop caring what people who don't matter think of you. Be who you are and let everybody else be who they are. Differences are a good thing.

I don't believe in firing professors. They have academic freedom.

Women endowed with remarkable sensibilities enjoy much; but they also suffer much.

I am myself a gentleman of the press, and have no other escutcheon.

My education is going to take me 10 times further than my athletic ability.

No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.

Men cannot act before the camera in the presence of death.

I would like to see a president with a monocle.