My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. My father was an extremely cold man.

I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.

He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die someday.

My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. My father was an extremely cold man.

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect of yourself.

Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.

He sure put things into words good.