I didn’t see the point of judging and analyzing a single moment in someone’s life.

When you're young it's easy to confuse passion for love.

you cannot hope for change in others, you can only work toward it in yourself. And that's hard work.

Alafair Burke is one of the finest young crime writers working today.

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I dont believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

Many people believe that evil is the presence of something. I think it's the absence of something.

How many people can you claim truly care about you? I mean, not just the people in your life who are fun to hang out with, not just the people who you love and trust. But people who feel good when you are happy and successful, feel bad when you are hurt or going through a hard time, people who would walk away from their lives for a little while to help you with yours?