Because love, love never finishes.

My first job is to write the characters as full and authentic people as well as I can.

I don't like to do too much psychological research because it might turn a character into a patchwork.

It's as if once you hit high school, you're programmed, like a robot, to be an asshole to your parents.

One of my favorite authors is Robert Cormier. He was a devout Catholic and a very nice man, which might not be the impression you get from reading his books.

The one reader I'm trying to please as I write is me, and I'm pretty difficult to please.

I tried his cell over and over but he never answered. Then I’d call just to hear his voice on the outgoing message, until eventually that was gone too.