Who knows what part we play in other people's dreams?

You try to keep life simple but it never works, and in the end all you have left is yourself.

Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.

Kinsey was never a lawyer. She's strictly blue collar.

My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or fall on my own merits.

People get careless when they're feeling safe.

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.