I love to make even villains people you can relate to. When you find out who did it, I think you almost like the person, which is not easy to do.

The ugliest truth, in the end, was still better than the prettiest of lies.

Painful memories didn't just ease back in-they shoved the door open hard, all of them and all at once

The actual writing time is a lot shorter than the thinking time.

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.

I love to make even villains people you can relate to. When you find out who did it, I think you almost like the person, which is not easy to do.

I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror, violence, and disfigurement.