His soul is in his stories. I once asked him who inspired him to create his characters, and his answer was no one. That all his characters were himself.

I've always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself.

The rain was still crashing down, angrily machine-gunning the large windows; it poured through the gutters up in the tower and funneled along the flat roof, sounding like footsteps on the ceiling.

There are two things in life you cannot choose. The first is your enemies; the second your family. Sometimes the difference between them is hard to see, but in the end time will show you that the cards you have been dealt could always have been worse.

Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.

I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations.

Those were the words she wanted to hear and she finally surrendered to the temptation of believing them.