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.

You write one book and you're ready for fame and fortune. I don't know that people are spending the time and attention on learning how to write-which takes years. Everybody sees the success stories.

Sometimes being fooled by love is worth the price. At least you know you're alive and capable of feeling, even if all you end up with is chest pain.

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

I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form.

I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first.

grief is an illness I can't recover from.