I would never write a memoir, because it would be too boring.

That’s the problem with falling in love. It makes you start talking like a bad country song

Hope is cruel. Hope reminds me of what almost was. Hope makes the physical ache return.

I once worked as a tour guide in the Costa del Sol of Spain.

Genius is a curse. That's how I look at it. Some think that the brilliant comprehend the universe in a way the rest of us can't. They see the world how it truly is—and that reality is so horrible the lose their minds. Clarity leads to insanity.

What I love about the thriller form is that it makes you write a story. You can't get lost in your own genius, which is a dangerous place for writers. You don't want to ever get complacent. If a book starts going too well, I usually know there's a problem. I need to struggle. I need that self-doubt. I need to think it's not the best thing ever.

You want this so badly—this second chance, this chance at real redemption—that you can’t see the truth.