Never trust a demon. He has a hundred motives for anything he does... ninety-nine of them, at least, are malevolent.

London grew into something huge and contradictory. It was a good place, and a fine city, but there is a price to be paid for all good places, and a price that all good places have to pay.

My ideal reader is me. And yes, my ideal reader comes with me and is forgiving.

This is a roadside attraction,' said Wednesday. 'One of the finest. Which means it is a place of power.

It's not what I'd want for at my funeral. When I die, I just want them to plant me somewhere warm. And then when the pretty women walk over my grave I would grab their ankles, like in that movie.

When writing a novel, that's pretty much entirely what life turns into: 'House burned down. Car stolen. Cat exploded. Did 1500 easy words, so all in all it was a pretty good day.

You've a good heart. Sometimes that's enough to see you safe wherever you go. But mostly, it's not.