It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.

…made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.

It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.

I try to end every chapter with an air of suspense. I try to leave the reader wanting to turn the page.

Even the most radical Islamic terrorist would not want to see the revered holy city of Medina go up. It would be like losing the Vatican in Rome.

I have no plans to use the Internet as the main subject of a novel.