After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with.

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.

I write because it's all I know how to do. Writing is my anchor and my purpose. My life is informed by writing, whether the work is going well or I'm stuck in the hell of writer's block, which I'm happy to report only occurs about once a day.

Smile. It gives your face something to do.

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

grief is an illness I can't recover from.

Give yourself time to get better.