Nicky looked down at me with a knowledge on his face that he was holding the monster in his arms. I'd have comforted him, but it would have been all lies.

He will not let you come barging in to his world like the proverbial bull in the china shop.

There are a thousand ways to hurt someone you love that have nothing to do with physical violence.

Marry Gentry Swallowing Darkness (Laurell K. Hamilton):Pick any fairy tale that’s based on older stories, and the heroine of the piece has a miserable, dangerous, nightmarish time of it.

My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people

Death is the last intimate thing we ever do.

Some issues stay fresh every time you open them up. It's like evil magical Tupperware -- it stays fresh forever.