When I die, I don't want my demise to be used as a political rally, and that's what happened yesterday.

I was an advocate of the deregulation movement and I made - along with a lot of other smart people - a fundamental mistake. The financial industry undergirded the entire economy and if it is made riskier by deregulation and collapses in widespread bankruptcies as what happened in 2008, the entire economy freezes because it runs on credit.

You either fight active evil or you accept it. Doing nothing is acceptance. There is no in-between.

Your mom was right when she told you never to discuss politics and religion because emotions run so high in those arenas. Especially religion.

Tom Hanks has taken George Clooney's place as the big-hitter driving a lot of liberal causes.

I think the secret to success is a short-term outlook. So for example, I'm writing the next Killing book now and I have to just make every chapter compelling, so I can't get too far ahead of it. I just stay in the present and then go over what I have to do.

If you cross Fox News Channel, it's not just me, it's Roger Ailes who will go after youThe person gets what's coming to them but never sees it coming. Look at Al Franken, one day he's going to get a knock on his door and life as he's known it will change forever. That day will happen, trust me.