I love being the bad guy, simply because I was always so responsible, so predictable growing up.

People don't care how smart woman is as long as she's charming and gay and pretty.

Should men and women be equal in all things? Absolutely. But I'm old-fashioned in that I like the differences between the sexes. My male characters are neither Neanderthals nor Prince Charmings. They're flawed.

What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.

You can only write by putting words on a paper one at a time.

She shook her head slowly. “I don’t believe you. You can’t be a cop.” “Not a cop.” “Federal agent?” “FBI.” “Even more unlikely.” “J. Edgar rolls over in his grave every day, but that’s the way it is.

Extraordinary beauty can be a curse to the one who possesses it. one pays a dear price for fame and fortune