One thing that drives me nuts... well, let me ask you, when writers write do they not use quotation marks anymore?

Prisons are fascinating places, especially when the inmates are educated white-collar types.

Prisons are hate factories, Pastor, and society wants more and more of them.

I've sold too many books to get good reviews anymore. There's a lot of jealousy, because [reviewers] think they can write a good novel or a best-seller and get frustrated when they can't. I've learned to despise them.

I looked at her and tried to speak, but all I could think about was how shocked she'd be if I said what I was thinking.

Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff.

There is no devious and dangerous life. I've lived a charmed life, especially in the last thirty years since I've started publishing. I've won the lottery. And I keep winning it every year and I am so fortunate to do something I thoroughly enjoy and still enjoy after a bunch of books.