First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest power and chance of artistic success.

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I broke with my religion in college.

I broke with my religion in college.

The most difficult novel I have had to write in terms of just getting it...

The most difficult novel I have had to write in terms of just getting it...

I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the...

I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the...

I gave up on the big screen. The Witching Hour was at Warner Bros. for...

I gave up on the big screen. The Witching Hour was at Warner Bros. for...

Maybe thats what hell is. You go mad, and all your demonds come and get...

Maybe thats what hell is. You go mad, and all your demonds come and get...

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it...

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being...

It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being...

Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People...

Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People...

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no...

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no...

I'm going to keep on dealing with the supernatural in a lot of ways.

I'm going to keep on dealing with the supernatural in a lot of ways.

I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the balmy air and the...

I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the balmy air and the...

I wish we had more visible Christian and Catholic leaders who talked about love.

I wish we had more visible Christian and Catholic leaders who talked about love.

The thing should have plot and character, beginning, middle and end. Arouse pity and then...

The thing should have plot and character, beginning, middle and end. Arouse pity and then...

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

When you make his sandwiches, put a sexy or loving note in his lunch box.

When you make his sandwiches, put a sexy or loving note in his lunch box.

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but...

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but...

I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt...

I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...