Fiction wouldn't be much fun without its fair share of scoundrels, and they have to live somewhere.

the Real-World was a sprawling mess of a book in need of a good editor.

After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more.

Without a yardstick sometimes the high points can be taken for granted.

It took me ten years and seven books to bag an agent - it took me that long to start writing good.

There are a lot of idiots in this country, and they deserve representation as much as the next man.

Ordinary adults don't like children to speak of things that are denied them by their own gray minds.