Silent white light filled the world. And the righteous and unrighteous alike were consumed in that holy fire.

As a teenager, I read a lot of H.P. Lovecraft, so I wrote like H.P. Lovecraft. And in my 20s, I read a lot of Ross Macdonald and Raymond Chandler, so I wrote like those guys. But, little by little, you develop your own style.

We've switched from a culture that was interested in manufacturing, economics, politics - trying to play a serious part in the world - to a culture that's really entertainment-based.

In small towns people scent the wind with noses of uncommon keenness.

Love didn't grow very well in a place where there was only fear

A short story is a different thing all together - a short story is like a kiss in the dark from a stranger.

I write in the mornings, in the bright daylight. But I get most of my good ideas after the sun has gone down and the dark is on the land.