I don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer!

I never see my bad guys as simply bad. They want pretty much the same thing that you and I want: they want to be happy.

Try not to write the parts that people skip.

I won't read a book that starts with a description of the weather. I don't read books over 300 pages, though I'll make an exception for Don Delillo.

I don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer!

I do have fun writing, and a long time ago, I told myself, 'You got to have fun at this, or it'll drive you nuts.'

Using adverbs is a mortal sin.