We're Prisioners Of... Things.of Who We Are.

I Think I Was Righteous. I Saw Myself As The Good Guy In My Own Movie. I Didn't Get Into Many Fights When I Was Younger, But When I Did, They Were Righteous. I Always Thought I Was Defending Something Good. I Fought For Friends Who Couldn't Fight For Themselves. I Was Still Being Selfish And Arrogant, But I Was Focused On What Was Fair And Unfair.

To Have The Chance Of Being Loved We Have To Take A Chance On Being Destroyed Inside

I Have Questioned Myself About The Brutality In The Last Few Novels. Actually In The Leopard, In Hindsight, I Feel I Went A Little Bit Too Far With Screaming Blood. There Are A Couple Of Scenes That I Regret And Wish I Had The Chance To Rewrite. Phantom Has Less Blood.

When You're An Established Name, You Know That A Children's Book Will Have A Pretty Good Chance Of Getting Picked Up. Like Madonna. It's Not That I Had This Great Idea. Actually, In My Case, It Was A Great Idea.

Ever Since I Was In My Teens I Had Plans At One Point In My Life To Write A Novel.