I don't believe in writer's block. I don't know what that is. There are just certain little areas that I know I'm going to get through. It's just a matter of finding a way.

I always felt, you don’t have a good time doin crime, you may as well find a job.

Avoid prologues: they can be ­annoying, especially a prologue ­following an introduction that comes after a foreword.

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

To me, writing is the most fun. It's not always fun, but finally when you make it come out the way you want, it's then you can say, 'It's fun, boy.'

I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck.

I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it.