Some writers hate to go to trials, but I love trials.

Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other's work.

Try to open up your mind a little, and move away from rigid opinions of what people should do and be - unless you have been there.

I always say that bad women are fewer than men, but when you get one, they're fascinating because they're so rotten.

Have you ever heard the expression: Walk a mile in my shoes, and then judge me? And write your own books.

I always want to give the victim a voice.

The why of murder always fascinates me so much more than the how.

All of my books now come from readers' ideas.

Some people hate the smell of hospitals. I hate the smell of jails and prisons, all the same: stale cigarette smoke, Pine-Sol, urine, sweat, and dust.

I will use this period of spiritual training in my life to focus on the greatness of my God instead of the impossibility of my circumstances.

Some people feed you with love.

Middle age is youth without its levity And age without decay.

I used to teach dance lessons.

On an awards-show day, I can play basketball, go in, take a shower and put on a tux - it takes me three minutes to put on a tux - and be out the door in 15 minutes.

I love the stage, I love the process of acting in theatre, but unfortunately, it doesn't pay the bills.

Following Christ is a wild adventure full or risk, frustration, excitement, and setbacks. It is not an evening stroll in a planned community along a well-manicured path.

I have many questions, but no patience to think them through.

Oh Soul! You worry too much. Your arms are heavy with treasures of all kinds.

I don't see why someone should lose their life just so you can have a snack.