You can't make anyone love you and you can't stop anyone from dying.

Writing isn't about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.

You can’t save others from themselves because those who make a perpetual muddle of their lives don’t appreciate your interfering with the drama they’ve created. They want your poor-sweet-baby sympathy, but they don’t want to change.

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

If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.

any mystery writer is both magician and moralist ... two species of artist in short supply.

I figure guys are like Whitman's Samplers. I like to take a little bite out of each and then move on before the whole box gets stale.