As a culture, we believe that if we kill something, we've killed the issue. That's why so many books end with death, why so many plays end with death, because it's full resolution. I'm always curious to know what happens after Romeo and Juliet die. In a way, that's the beginning of the story. Maybe beyond the story is even better.

I write because it's a way of presenting something without having to be there.

This wasn't any mere song and dance; here was a bold, blaring declaration howling itself into the empty face of death.

Hope is something really tough and tenacious you have to give up. It’s an addiction to break.

There are people out there who will not read books, but somehow they'll read my books.

There are worse things you can do to the people you love than kill them. The regular way is just to watch the world do it. Just read the newspaper.

Until you find something to fight for, you settle for something to fight against.