"I'm not interested in writing books that are easy to read. I'm interested in writing books that are worth reading."

"The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself."

"A good book is a good book is a good book. And if it's a bit of a page-turner, so much the better."

"The world is full of stories. You just have to listen."

"To be a writer is to be a criminal. To be a writer is to be a transgressor. It's to be someone who goes across the line."