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Writing doesn't leave much time for hobbies, unless you consider that I began writing as a hobby and have made the hobby into a profession.

The air was so thick with testosterone that the wallpaper was getting soggy.

Mrs. Corey still uses her maiden name for business, or when she wants to pretend she doesn't know me.

I honestly don't know how anyone functions in this society without a law degree.

Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless.

Job happiness is directly proportional to the distance you are from the home office.

You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger.

Sometimes shit happens even if you have a shit shield

Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

We're all pilgrims on the same journey - but some pilgrims have better road maps.

I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday.

Ernest Hemingway was the author I drew inspiration from.

The guy did okay for himself.

... made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.

But, you know, shit happens even when you have a shit shield with you.

Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. And if your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough.

We're all
criminally insane, but most of us have good control mechanisms,
internal and external. Remove the controls and you have a killer.

G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.

I don't name sources.

The most common cause of death among alpha males was ego.

Panic
a deep abiding, free-floating anxiety, often without any reason or logical basis.

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.

Nostalgia is basically the ability to forget the things that sucked.

I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.

I know who didn't kill her." "Don't

Never have sex with a woman who has more problems than you do.

She asked me, "Was your divorce nasty?" "Not at all. The marriage was nasty.

I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting.

There were two display windows, one on each side of the door, and in the windows were ... well, books. What this street really needed was a bar.

There is no terra incognito left.

There is no harder worker than a former government employee who has discovered the word incentive.

Kate had never been married, so she had no way of knowing if I was a normal husband. This has been good for our marriage.

Credo quia impossibile.' I believe it because it is impossible.

There's hell, there's darkness, there is the sulphurous pit; burning, scalding, stench, consumption!

I try to use short sentences, short paragraphs and short chapters to keep the reader's interest.

How you handle life depends a lot on how you handle plan B, or if you have a plan B.

I try to end every chapter with an air of suspense. I try to leave the reader wanting to turn the page.

Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum.

The problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you're finished.

I read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'.

Psychology is a soft weapon but you can take out
more enemy battalions with leaflets and radio broadcasts than with high explosives.

I have no plans to use the Internet as the main subject of a novel.

Well, no one ever said the truth would make you happy - only free.

Women need a reason to have sex; men need only a place.

Concurring.' But now we know what I suspected. Two people on the board voted for acquittal, which means there are

The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished.

As with real estate, what matters with bullet holes is location, location, location.

When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I thought to myself, what is everyone's worst fear? Nuclear terrorism in America.

I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.

I do write my manuscripts by hand, in pencil on legal pads. Then they are typed on a word processor by my typist.

Indeed we all try to raise our children as if our past experiences are important for their future, but they rarely are.

Chemical and biological attacks are scary and will kill a lot of people but don't rise to the level of nuclear.

The world has gotten smaller and more accessible since I first started writing in the 70's.

Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees.

From the unknown, through the unknown, to the unknown. Put your hand into the hand of God. It will be all right.

Even the most radical Islamic terrorist would not want to see the revered holy city of Medina go up. It would be like losing the Vatican in Rome.

Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great.

I turned to the Times crossword puzzle and asked Kate, "What's the definition of a moderate Arab?" "I don't know." "A guy who ran out of ammunition.

Use a gun that works every time. As George Washington said, 'All skill is in vain when an angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket.

I don't like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don't know.

It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.

Totally incompetent blowhard, an idiot and a fool.

Confrontational is when I pull my gun. Argumentative is when I pull the trigger.

It's really scary when you have a moment of temporary sanity.

In America if you're poor, you're worse than a criminal. You're nobody.

You're smarter than you look. Did you ever have anti-terrorist training?" "Sort of. I was married.