I was reading some complex books in my own youth-and no, I didnt always understand every word, let alone every concept-but I got the main thrust, which was like a lifeline in a fluctuating world.

People are always the start for meanimals. When I can get into their heads, gods, supernatural beings,immortals, the deadthese are all people to me.

Condemned and executioner with aren't coupled in a primitive rite.

I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault.

The bitterness of joy lies in the knowledge that is cannot last. Nor should joy last beyond a certain season, for, after that season, even joy would become merely habit.

When I am fascinated by something, I like to play with it.

Im a devotee of Dracula, which was a pathfinder in horror and vampire fiction.