I like to write short stories more because I never met a writer who wasn't lazy. And a short story is, by its very definition, short. It is something that generally you can turn out in a week to two weeks depending on how well it goes for you. But, at the same time, it gives the same satisfaction of creating a complete world.

Are you sure self-pity is a luxury you can afford, Jack?

If it's ka it'll come like a wind, and your plans will stand before it no more than a barn before a cyclone

You learn best by reading a lot and writing a lot, and the most valuable lessons of all are the ones you teach yourself.

He had come to believe that life was a series of ironic ambushes. - Doctor Sleep

The ghost story movie that scared me the most was The Changeling with George C. Scott. I think that's sometimes overlooked, but it's a wonderful piece of work.

Battles that last five minutes spawn legends that live a thousand years.