I had the blood and fire rule when my boys were young. You know, unless it's blood or fire, don't bother me.

Shall I tell you what rock and roll is, Johnno, from someone who doesn't perform, but observes? It's restless and rude. It's defiant and daring. It's a fist shaken at age. It's a voice that often screams out questions because the answers are always changing. The very young play it because they're searching for some way to express their anger or joy, their confusion and their dreams. Once in a while, and only once in a while, someone comes along who truly understands, who has the gift to transfer all those needs and emotions into music.

know what you want, work to get it, then value it once you have it.

When you love someone, you have to be with them, don't you? To be part of their life, to have them be part of yours." Glory in Death

A kiss isn't terminal." "It is the way you do it.

What kind of a maniac needed over five thousand plates?

Certainly the plagiarism, and dealing with the fallout of it, was the most difficult thing I've ever faced since I started writing.