Old characters never die, but I do need to take a break from them in order to create new ones.

You know not every book has to have a happy ending, but it has to have a satisfying ending.

Because I want you to know that your're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. And I thought I should introduce myself. I mean, we should get to know each other. Since you're the girl I intend to marry. ~Mark Gianni

When you're up against a superior enemy, sometimes it's okay to just bow out gracefully

I can be around kids if I need to be.

I created a character whose motives were pure and good and she was going to go out and save the whole world. But the truth is, you can't save the whole world, but you can save one. And that was the whole thrust of the novel - to save just one.

Nobody gets to pick their time to die, but living every day to the max is something we all get to do.