Hope was a dangerous emotion that more often than not led men into foolishness and peril, made them risk their lives and lose their wives and part with fortunes that they never recovered.

Life is short. Eternity is long.

Like most authors, I'm a raging egomaniac. I know that about myself. And I know that, if I had internet access, I would waste countless hours looking up things about myself, writing fake posts about how great I am and arguing with people who don't like my work. It saves me a lot of time and frustration to just stay out of the loop.

Real life was messier than fiction, and in it you didn't always have time to do or say the right things.

An enigma? That's not a bad persona to have. I should probably shut up and let the mystery continue! It's good for my career.

Murder is an inherently evil act, no matter what the circumstances, no matter how convincing the rationalizations.

I always thought the appeal for vampires are the same as religion, the desire to avoid death and live forever.