Give yourself time to get better.

The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same.

We all need to look into the dark side of our nature - that's where the energy is, the passion. People are afraid of that because it holds pieces of us we're busy denying.

It's been my observation, after years in the [insurance] business, that a certain percent of the population simply can't resist the urge to cheat.

If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.

I read the paper every day. There are certain subjects that will catch my attention. I have an entire file of articles. Of course I make up the story, especially since most criminals are not very smart and fictional crime must be clever. I have to make sure the story I am telling is interesting and realistic. In this book I went on line and found out the manners of codes. I thought it interesting to use them as a jumping off point.

I caution writers all the time to slow down and pay more attention to the work in front of them than to the end result. I don't think you write one book and get anywhere. I think you write five books and then maybe you are finally on the right path.