Neither love nor evil conquers all, but evil cheats more.

It's not the fur or the fangs that make you a monster, not always. Sometimes, it's just where you draw the line.

Oh, no, a leopard blew up and plastered itself all over everything, but hey, animal print was in this year.

He looked less handsome without the smile and glow in his eyes, but he also seemed more real. Being real will get me into trouble faster than any amount of charm.

Tell that to the BTK killer,” I said. “He was a churchgoer, raised two kids, married, and resisted the urge to kill for decades. He was a person, but he was a monster, too

I am a very linear thinker, so I write beginning to end. I write hundreds of pages per book that never make it into print

But we were all young once. It passes, like innocence and a sense of fair play. The only thing left in the end is a good instinct for survival.