Sometimes there is no darker place than our thoughts, the moonless midnight of the mind.

The less depth a belief system has, the greater the fervency with which its adherents embrace it. The most vociferous, the most fanatical are those whose cobbled faith is founded on the shakiest grounds.

We may lack riches, but the greatest fortune is what lies in our hearts.

What looks tragic might be comic on second consideration, and what is comic might bring tears in time.

One of the underlying things I like to do in books, is just say, stop and look at this for a moment. Not that you've got to believe that Jesus was real, or not to believe in God, but the belief that it isn't just happenstance.

Although I've said a million times that I'm not a horror writer, I do like horror.

If something in your writing gives support to people in their lives, that’s more than just entertainment-w hich is what we writers all struggle to do, to touch people.