Horror is the badge of humanity, worn proudly, self-righteously, and often falsely..

Delete nothing. Move nothing. Change nothing. Learn everything..

Maybe they did what they had to do to live, and tried to get a little love and have a little fun before the darkness took them..

I believe in whatever gets you throught the night. [...] Night is the hardest time to be alive. For me, anyway. It lasts so long, and four A.M.knows ….

The sky is purple, the flare of a match behind a cupped hand is gold; the liquor is green, bright green, made from a thousand herbs, made from altars….

And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it..

I can't heal your pain but I can see it. And you don't have to be lost. Not forever..

I like visiting peoples homes on Saint Josephs Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy ….

I've certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people he introduces….

This is the point being missed by readers who lament Liquor's lack of hot sex scenes, probably because they aren't old enough to understand that a pa….

Never relinquish your terrors. That's when they catch you..

You can only maintain an immensely gothic attitude for so long before either killing yourself or beginning to feel like a poser..

Young writers shouldn't be afraid of striving to emulate their favorites. It's a good way to learn, as long as you move on from it and don't publish ….

Celebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed..

Sometimes we gotta be brave even when we're scared. We gotta not let being scared keep us from thinkin' straight. That's all brave is, boy, when you ….

If you want something, you don't wait for the world to deal it out for you. You take it..

You hold onto what you have; you do not give it up easily, even when you know it is poisoning you..

Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food..

With the first kiss his mouth will taste of wormwood..

If you’re ever lucky enough to belong somewhere, if a place takes you in and you take it into yourself, you don't desert it just because it can kill ….

If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new writer. However, you shoul….