My novels come from within me; they are things I feel I want to do.

If you are a writer you're at home, which means you're out of touch. You have to make excuses to get out there and look at how the world is changing.

She'd tried her hand at most things, but drew the line at honesty.

Most working days I can be at my desk for nine hours a day.

I'm going to sound like an old man but at my age, it's lovely doing something that you've never done before.

I do enjoy Gothic fiction or books about zombies if they are well written and I like vampires.

Some of the people who look the most normal are probably the maddest people trying to look normal.