Passion is a rare commodity. When you find it, treasure it and never give it up!

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.

Time doesn't really heal, it just makes you not to give a crap

The military is a very cool world to write about. I went down to Ft. Benning, Ga., for military training, and I learned a lot about soldiers and officers and why they joined up and what their life has been like.

You know what kind of person it takes to run for President? Not normal. They could start out okay, but by the time they reach that level they've sold their soul to the devil so many times and stomped the guts out of enough people that they are definitely not like you and me, not even close.

I'm scattered, and then that last hundred pages, bam, I'm a laser.

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