If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of, use a pen-name for that.

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I try not to spend too much time on partisan politics. Life's too short for...

I try not to spend too much time on partisan politics. Life's too short for...

One of the things I like enormously about Bob Weinstein is that that he's the...

One of the things I like enormously about Bob Weinstein is that that he's the...

There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me...

There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me...

I do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a...

I do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a...

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no...

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no...

A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.

A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.

Civilization rests on the fact that most people do the right thing most of the...

Civilization rests on the fact that most people do the right thing most of the...

Never, never try to scope the market.

Never, never try to scope the market.

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled....

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled....

Perhaps extreme danger strips us of all pretenses, all ambitions, all confusions, focusing us more...

Perhaps extreme danger strips us of all pretenses, all ambitions, all confusions, focusing us more...

I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it...

I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it...

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no...

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no...

Although I've said a million times that I'm not a horror writer, I do like...

Although I've said a million times that I'm not a horror writer, I do like...

I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation...

I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation...

I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no...

I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no...

What we do as a society is seek simple answers.

What we do as a society is seek simple answers.

Do as little harm to others as you can; make any sacrifice for your true...

Do as little harm to others as you can; make any sacrifice for your true...

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

It seems like the chaos of this world is accelerating, but so is the beauty...

It seems like the chaos of this world is accelerating, but so is the beauty...