how magnanimous was a gesture if one were constantly aware of its magnanimity?

I'm for anything that lets writers stretch, in or out of their series.

There are, of course, an infinite number of places where one is not, yet only one place where one actually is.

I think Baltimore suffers from nostalgia and it keeps us from being honest in talking about what really happened here. A place doesn't have to be perfect to be beloved, and I love this city and I love it better for seeing its flaws.

I think I'm part of a generation of crime writers all of whom woke up independently and recoiled with horror at the fact that we'd chosen this very conservative genre.

I adore the work of Stephen Sondheim. I like musicales in general. They make surprisingly great running tapes.

Children can be happy when their parents are miserable. But a parent is never happier than her unhappiest child.