If by reaction you mean critical reaction, I was confident that we were putting out a quality book [ Treachery]. So I was reasonably sure that we'd g….

Truth usually makes no sense. If your desire is for everything to make perfect sense, then you should take refuge in fiction. In fiction, all threads….

At conventions, one of the standard questions I get is, 'Are you writing any new novels?' To which I used to respond, in my smart-[alec] fashion, 'No….

Maybe science is just magic with delusions of lack of grandeur..

Opposites can attract, as in magnetism. Or explode, as in matter and antimatter..

We're all of us dying . . . from the moment we're born.

In terms of actual audience numbers, I honestly had no idea what to expect [with 'Treachery' ]. It was, after all, not a superhero title..

As for jokes, I don't think it's necessarily that what I write is funny..

If we can't alter the tide of events, at least we can be nearby with towels to mop up..

When...has a mugging case ever heard a defense attorney claim, 'Your Honor, the victim was dressed in an Armani suit and wearing a Rolex. Clearly he ….

I knew if we could pull in the Stephen King fans, we'd have a ball game. The point at which I finally became confident of the audience interest was w….

Why (he wondered rhetorically) do people who have a position that's being attacked constantly state that they have a right to say it, as if the right….

What do we think of sex on television? Frankly, I think it's a pain. For one thing, the cable box gets wedged into your back and gets real uncomforta….

I resisted the temptation to turn around and stick out my tongue in derision at Beliquose. After all, there was no telling when or if we should meet ….

And to all of you, what it really comes down to is: If you're buying a book with my name on it, I feel I owe it to you to have it be the best book th….

...They are merely scars, not mortal wounds and you must use them to propel you forward..

There are no such things as happy endings. Never. They're totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on a high point..

To the brave crew and passengers of the Kobayshi Maru…sucks to be you..