When people make a contract with the devil and give him an air-conditioned office to work in, he doesn't go back home easily.

There's no substitute for loyalty.

And every good artist knows that the gift comes from somewhere else, and it's there for a reason, and that's to make the world a better place.

Don't let anyone tell you that age purchases your freedom from fear of death.

Today, there are more opportunities for writers in terms of access to larger success, but it's more difficult to publish a literary novel in the lower ranges. In other words, you almost have to hit a home run. You can hit a triple, maybe, but nobody's interested in a single.

I believe the causes that create them [serial killers] are theological in nature, rather than societal. I believe they make a conscious choice to erase God's thumbprint from their souls.

We gain no wisdom by imposing our way on others.