So much emotion goes into writing fiction.

When you shoot someone who is fleeing, it's not self-defense. It's an execution.

I think that black fiction authors have to work very hard to avoid being typed as seeking only a black audience.

I think of my novels as entertainments.

This trivializing rhetoric runs the subtle but unmistakable message: pray if you like, worship if you must, but whatever you do, do not on any account take your religion seriously.

If you're fascinated by America, you'll be fascinated by family.

More than 20 years on, sustained competition, informed customers and the rapid growth of new technology provide the necessary environment for substantial deregulation.