I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note.

Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do. I'd really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it's the wrong century.

I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense... I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.

Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn't difficult at all. Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies. We're not a particular species. Check out popular video games.

The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.

I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.

The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.