There are writers who go their whole lives and never hit that No. 1 spot.

Well, my books - I think one of the hallmarks of my thrillers is that they're based in reality.

From the political angle, I'm trying to be apolitical if you will. I mean people say, 'Are you a red state or blue state?', I say, 'I'm purple.' I think there are great ideas on both sides of the aisle and neither side has cornered the market.

There is no justice in social justice, and there is no equality in social equality.

I live in America. I have the right to write whatever I want. And it's equaled by another right just as powerful: the right not to read it. Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.

We have an incredible warrior class in this country - people in law enforcement, intelligence - and I thank God every night we have them standing fast to protect us from the tremendous amount of evil that exists in the world.

I really believe that a writer is someone who has trained their mind to misbehave