I'm one of the lucky writers: plots come easily to me

in Los Angeles ... was the thinking-est crowd on earth: how to get ahead, how to mold a better body, how to have a better relationship, how to score, earn, fight, win, get published, be a star.

When in doubt, shut up.

People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's

People think they own time. They have watches and clocks and digital pulses. But they are wrong. Time owns them.

I'm one of the lucky writers: plots come easily to me

I believe my voice is pretty much the same. I've written 75 books, so I'm better at it now than I was earlier in my career