Some mysteries are simply irresistible,” she said. “They have components that alter a life.

I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at the utter madness in that book.

I am deeply discouraged by Catholic Bishops who say Catholics cannot support same sex marriage in our secular culture.

The truth is most women are weak, be they mortal or immortal. But when they are strong, they are absolutely unpredictable.

The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I can express things I have felt very, very deeply.

As for oblivion, well, we can wait a little while for that.

The one thing you share with every mortal is death.