"So basically, that entire theory is blown to hell."Not basically," Win corrected. "Entirely."

The first sip of beer on a hot day is like that first finger-dip when you open a new jar of peanut butter.

We're called New Jersey but we're actually the suburbs of New York.

William Goldman's Marathon Man was a novel that taught me about suspense. I was maybe 16 years old when I read it and I remember thinking, "You could put a gun to my head and I wouldn't put this book down." I loved that feeling - and want to give it others.

..."better to have loved and lost" bullshit. Don't show me paradise and then burn it down.

Writing a novel in general is like trying to reach a mountain top you'll never quite reach - so you try again and maybe get a little closer.

The most annoying and full- of- crap thing a writer says is, I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it. A writer without a reader doesn't exist.