The best place to start an adventure is with a quiet, perfect life . . . and someone who realizes that it can’t possibly be enough.

In a certain sense, this guy - who is one of the most evil people in the book - he's not really that bad at running the show, because he knows what he's doing, he's smart and he's got the big picture in mind. He's like the Godfather.

I sold my very first novel when I was 24 or 25 years old.

That's what people need to remember about reviewers; opinions can be all over the spectrum, and you just need to find a reviewer whose tastes match your own.

I always turn in my books on time, so you can always count on a book coming out when it's supposed to.

Every life has a destiny... the trick is to discover it before then end of your life. Otherwise, you will have too many regrets.

Wouldn't you like to have an augmented memory chip that you could plug into your head so you don't have to look everything up and remember everything?