Please give me fifty more years of work and fun, then an instant death when I'm sleeping.

Stephen King reached out to me twenty-five years ago and taught me some valuable lessons. In return, I've tried to be generous with my time over the years with young writers. I've given them my email and said if you need someone to talk to, I've been through it.

I don't usually eat breakfast. I prefer to be asleep during the hours that it is served.

In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard.

I don't want to force my politics on my readers.

The company later went broke, and of course all blame was directed at the lawyers. Not once did I hear any talk that maybe a trace of mismanagement could in any way have contributed to the bankruptcy.

You need some coffee, don't you?" "Yes, I've only had a gallon.