I'm always hungry for people.

Amor animi arbitrio sumitu, non ponitur; we choose to love; we do not choose to cease loving.

If there's a black cat that crosses the street in my path, I will turn around and walk 20 minutes out of my way to not cross it.

We need the skeletons of other stories to understand our own, sometimes.

I've always relied on producing more material than I need. With each of my published novels I've written around four times the amount of material that's ended up in the book.

Even the presence of my kids cannot, during those writing hours, disturb me. Unless there's a bone sticking out of their arm, I'm not interested.

I do like Twitter. Writing is a solitary pursuit, and it can get lonely. I like to go into Twitter for a short period of time, communicate with clever friends, and then switch it off. That's perfect for me.