You awful hard to kill, Anita.' 'There's a first time, Luther, and that's all it takes.

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.

There are no boundaries among the geese. How can you have boundaries if you fly?

They say the first of my kind was Alasdair, a human raised by hawks. She learned the languages of birds and was gifted with their form.

The king just sits there, moving one square at a time. The queen can move so freely. I suppose I’d rather lose the game than forfeit her freedom.

I'll always be a Golden Eagle

That which corrodes the souls of the persecuted is the monstrous inner agreement with the prevailing prejudice against them.

Every man is the maker of his own fortune

I'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures.

I bless / all knowledge of love, all ways of publishing it.

Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it.

I am a person who believes in form, in the harmony of order. Where we can, we must give things a meaningful shape.