What I try to do is read stuff that won't deal with the dangerous dark things I hope I am writing about.

I always write the best that I can. And I won't publish it until I have done it right.

I love thrillers. I would even read certain science fiction, although I haven't been a devotee for many years.

Let's look at what the books are that are being produced. More and more they are being made like movies. To sell. They are being tested out.

There is a lack of context in contemporary education. And contemporary consideration - because we live in those interiorities so much. Especially young kids who live by surfing the Web.

Nonfiction, for the most part, is facts, and it's "how I was mistreated. I was mistreated. Were you mistreated? Weren't we all mistreated?"

The best defense is a good story.