she was just that shiver that makes you walk faster at night. You don't know why you do it, but some part of you remembers that the dark is never really empty. ~Anita

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.

Once you've recognized your own limits, you've raised yourself to a higher level of being, since you're closer to the real you...

To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know.

I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that.

To complicate things in new ways, that is really very easy; but to see things in new ways, that is difficult and that is why genius is so rare.

Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.

Continuity isn't actually something that I ever worry about. You use it where you need to, and you don't use it where you don't need to.

Can imagination act Perpendicular to fact? Can it be a kite that flies Till the Earth , umbrella-wise, Folds and drops away from sight?

I drink maple syrup. Then I'm hyper so I just run around like crazy and work it all off.

I don't want to appease everyone. It seems very difficult to be steadfast on truth and be a politician.

The only real freedom we have left is the home. Only there can we express anything we want.