I don't want to go to the heaven that I learned about when I was a kid. To me, it seems boring.

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.

Any statement beginning with the words 'In truth' is almost always a lie.

Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly.

I'm convinced that FEAR is at the root, of all bad writing

It’s hard to let go. Even when what you’re holding onto is full of thorns, it’s hard to let go. Maybe especially then.

If anyone ever asks you what panic is, now you can tell them: an emotional blank spot that leaves you feeling as if you've been sucking on a mouthful of pennies.