Nothing cuts deeper than when another person says exactly what you're afraid to say out loud.

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

I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have no voice of their own, so we have to be that voice

Mercy will get you killed, but sometimes it's all that makes us human.

The Catholic Church sees voluntary vampirism as a kind of suicide. I tend to agree. Though the Pope also excommunicated all animators, unless we ceased raising the dead. Fine; I became Episcopalian.

Never argue with your characters; they know themselves better than you do

You're up to something," I said. He turned, eyes wide, long fingers pressed to his heart. "Moi?" "Yeah, you.