Politics is ugly. Never doubt what small men will do for great power.

They’d blame a castoff just for breathing. You could be good as gold and they’d still blame you.

The future looks a bit bleak to me.

The surfeit of bad trends pushes me to set my stories in worlds which are often diminished versions of our own present.

Men are loyal when you lead from the front.

Killing isn't free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life; they get a piece of your soul. It's always a trade.

A desert's a stupid place to put a river.