The first thing you have to know about writing is that it is something you must do everyday. There are two reasons for this rule: Getting the work done and connecting with your unconscious mind.

The life most of us live are lives we are forced to live by immediate needs, influences, and pressures.

I never really thought I'd be successful. I never though I'd get books published, but this was something completely beyond me. The fact that it happened is wonderful, but it is not something that I was aiming for.

Losing my parents really set me adrift in more ways than one. It's not just losing them. It's losing the possibility of family.

It was mid-November 2008. There were pirates taking ships with impunity in African waters, terrorists punching holes in Indian security, China sinking towards depression because Americans were afraid to buy cheap goods for Christmas, and the richest nation in the history of the world was talking about how to keep a budget.

The idea of being productive, the idea of producing many books is going to lead you toward you becoming a better and better writer.

The police and I have a deal. I don't talk to them and they don't listen to me.