That's the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else's worst.

Can't complain because nobody listens.

I think there's a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don't believe that.

No Way Back is my kind of novel - a tough, taut thriller - Mofina knows the world he writes about.

In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier.

I don't miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don't have the access I used to.

It’s lucky no one else knows what our most secret thoughts are. We’d all be seen for the cunning, self-aggrandizing fools we are.