I like books that have razor-sharp plotting that snaps and moves along. It's not about the main character being different at the end. I don't want my….

If we talk about the glass being half empty or half full, I want to know what does the glass look like from underneath the table?.

I am indeed honored to call him my friend..

There are writers who go their whole lives and never hit that No. 1 spot..

Success leaves clues, and if you sow the same seeds, youll reap the same rewards..

I really believe that a writer is someone who has trained their mind to misbehave.

The reason socialism has failed around the world every time it's been tried is because people in socialist countries have looked at the United States….

I always have a different way of looking at things..

If you steadfastly refused to quit, you rapidly narrowed your options to only winning..

From the political angle, I'm trying to be apolitical if you will. I mean people say, 'Are you a red state or blue state?', I say, 'I'm purple.' I th….

Less really is more. It's a tendency of beginning writers to want to prove what they're talking about by going too far with description. I think you'….

There aren’t many honest men or women in Washington anymore. Politicians get where they are by the sheer force of their egos, not their convictions. ….

... have a smile for everyone you meet and a plan to kill them..

Well, my books - I think one of the hallmarks of my thrillers is that they're based in reality..

There is no justice in social justice, and there is no equality in social equality..

We have an incredible warrior class in this country - people in law enforcement, intelligence - and I thank God every night we have them standing fas….

...all members of Congress should be required wear NASCAR uniforms. You know, the kind with the patches? That way we'd know who is sponsoring each of….

Incredible brilliance often dwells on the razor's edge of madness..

I live in America. I have the right to write whatever I want. And it's equaled by another right just as powerful: the right not to read it. Freedom o….

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people..

What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all about Islam. But this is fiction, and I don't think Is….