Reporters ... most were carrion who fed on human tragedy.

Life consists of two sides ... light and dark. Joy and sorrow. Without a balance, one cannot fully experience a full and well-rounded life.

Bruises fade. Death is permanent.

I've always loved books. My mother told me that before I could talk, I'd babble in my crib as I turned the pages of my little cloth books, apparently telling stories to go along with the pictures.

Any guy afraid to die was a guy who was afraid to live.

One of the reasons writers are never satisfied with their work is because they're always striving to do better.

Nothing about my life or my career has been linear.