I still have this deep-down fear that if I go poking into the bushes I might find a dead body.

Odd, isn't it? You know when your birthday is, but not your death day, even though you pass the date year after year, never suspecting that some day.

I've come to the conclusion that you can't write scary books unless you're easily scared yourself.

The water is DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS

The rules are very strict.

Editors always want to know what you're working on, what you're thinking about.

I think Stephen King must be the most terrified person in the universe.