I don't like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I'm working on now is definitely not horror.

Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book.

Why bother? I was right all along: the second you make yourself vulnerable to someone, they start drawing blood.

Sometimes we gotta be brave even when we're scared. We gotta not let being scared keep us from thinkin' straight. That's all brave is, boy, when you come right down to it, not lettin' the fear get you so turned around you start doin' stupid things, instead of what you know you ought to do.

I can't heal your pain but I can see it. And you don't have to be lost. Not forever.

I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.

Ive tried to avoid labels, but they always find you.