Writing is like being in a dream state or under self-directed hypnosis. It induces a state of recall that - while not perfect - is pretty spooky.

Writers write. That's all it is. It is as simple, and as complex, as that.

I do have one slightly crooked wheel upstairs, but everything else is ticking along just four-o, thank you very much.

Do you drink?" "Of course,I just said I was a writer.

Nightmares exist outside of logic, and there's little fun to be had in explanations; they're antithetical to the poetry of fear.

Dreams age faster than dreamers.

A successful novel should interrupt the reader’s life, make him or her miss appointments, skip meals, forget to walk the dog.