A baby was like a revolution, Grigori thought: you could start one, but you could not control how it would turn out.

The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century.

I imagined it. I wrote it. But I guess I never thought I'd see it.

Culture clash is terrific drama.

Fear could paralyse. Action was the antidote.

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

His aim was the glory of God, but the glory of Philip pleased him too.