As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice.

But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything.

Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?

In every thriller written about Washington, particularly after 9/11, there are good guys and there are bad guys, and there's no gray area at all.

It's the hardest thing in the world to put yourself in someone else's place, try to really feel what they feel, figure out why they do the things they do. Especially when it's easier to stick a label on something. Or someone.

You haven't yet seen me be rude. When I am it's unmistakable. - Michelle Maxwell.

The real worth of a person came from how he acted during the bad times. (John Fiske)