I cannot imagine life without books any more than I can imagine life without breathing.

On the other hand, I still approach each book with the same basic plan in mind - to put some people under severe stress and see how they hold up.

Cats can do whatever they want, whenever they want, without regard to what anyone says or does. Rather like Princesses.

It's better to die in pursuit of your dreams than to live a life without hope.

Deception is mostly a game we play with ourselves.

Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.

You can get away with breaking all of the other rules at least once in a while, but you can't get away with breaking this one. Readers will accept almost anything from you if you don't make them feel they have wasted their time and money. Remember, you can bore readers in a lot of different ways. It doesn't necessarily take a dearth of action; too much action can get you the same result. Everything in writing, like in life, requires balance.