Artistic talent is far more common than the talent to nurture artistic talent.

The book is not the important part. The book is the delivery system. The important part is the story and the talent.

A man who lies about beer makes enemies.

Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend.

When a man has died, he wants you to know about it.

I want to engage the reader. I'm an emotional writer, in the sense that I would be happy if you re-read a book for the intellectual or the mental part of it, but, the first time, I just like to reach out and grab you, pull you in.

Sooner or later even the fastest runners have to stand and fight.