At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know too much at the start takes the pleasure out of discovering what the book is about.

I don't judge in my books. I don't have to have the antagonist get shot or the protagonist win. It's just how it comes out. I'm just telling a story.

I don't get in a position to be frightened. I don't do anything dangerous, and I always pay my bills.

I got halfway through 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' I don't get it at all. What's the big thrill? It's boring.

Not dreams but night changes, not destiny but path changes, always keep your hopes alive, luck may or may not change, but time definitely chages.

Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.

To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing.