I'll do my bit tonight, but forgive me if it's a little harder to keep going than normal. Forgive me if I'm not superwoman after all." "Not superwoman?" he exclaimed, putting a hand on his chest in mock surprise. "You've lied to me all these years!

When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then I don't shy away from it. Why should I?

Pity is an emotion that can get you killed. The only thing more dangerous is blind hate, and maybe love.

An atheist waving a cross at a vampire was a truly pitiful sight.

I try to be a good cop. I try to be a good little soldier and follow orders up to a point. But in the end I’m not really a cop, or a soldier. I am a legally sanctioned murderer. I am the Executioner.

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

Most hatred is based on fear, one way or another.