One serial killer sends me a human head in a box, and I get all spooked; Go figure.

Never criticize, unless you can do a better job.

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print

There are some things more important than physical survival. You gotta be able to look at yourself in the mirror.

They say there is no light without dark, no good without evil, no male without female, no right without wrong. That nothing can exist if it's direct opposite does not also exist.

one of the good things about being a woman is that my level of testosterone poisoning is lower than most men's.

Your heart is not a wound to be poked at to see if the scab is ready to come off. You can be healed of that very old pain, if you’ll just let it happen. (Marianne)