I'd never believed in luck. Never had any cause to. Never relied on it, because I never could.

I'd never believed in luck. Never had any cause to. Never relied on it, because I never could.

I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time.

Evaluate. Long experience had taught me to evaluate and assess. When the unexpected gets dumped on you, don’t waste time. Don’t figure out how or why it happened. Don’t recriminate. Don’t figure out whose fault it is. Don’t work out how to avoid the same mistake next time. All of that you do later. If you survive.

People who wear glasses, without them they always look unfocused, vulnerable. Out in the open. A layer removed.

The most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today.

I felt alienated by the experience and decided to stay away from corporate employment.