There is very little sense that anybody really knows what works or why. But that's not a shock. And I don't think market research would solve that.

Things are as bad as you fear they are. People are as bad as you think they are. The Universe does not care.

If I saw something once that I can't explain, that doesn't make them real. And if a trick of the dark gave me a chill, that doesn't make them real. And if a madman says what's at the core of us all is a senseless, flapping quiver of black shade, that's just one more reason not to believe.

Women. You tell me they're not all witches, and I'll tell you you haven't been paying attention.

I wish that the act of publishing a book was less of a nerve-wracking experience.

There is very little sense that anybody really knows what works or why. But that's not a shock. And I don't think market research would solve that.

Writing is an art but also a craft, which means it's a job. I don't teach. This is how the groceries get on the table. You sometimes make creative sacrifices to get the job done. All that said, I'm looking forward to getting out of the two-book-a-year schedule I'm on and to getting some self-indulgence going.