Everyone has their weaknesses. Some people smoke. I collect stuffed penguins. If you won't tell, I won't.

I cannot say how strongly I object to people using other people's writing as research. Research is non-fiction, especially for horror, fantasy, science fiction. Do not take your research from other people's fiction. Just don't.

Fear will keep you alive; indifference won't.

I laid my hand on top of theirs, and all I could think was, Is this how revolutions begin? Not with a proclamation or a riot, but with a few people in a room somewhere with their hands clasped and a purpose.

Once upon a time wasn't as long ago as it used to be.

I don't have a master. I'm not sure if I have an equal.

People go away and they don't come back.