I try to give people hope. Even though life is bleak, there's hope out there.

I wish I were braver, although I try.

Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent, and you feel those people filling your life.

You can have anything you want, if you go out and get it. If you claim it as your own. You have a right to it.

People do like the film versions of things, ... I thought this was a nice way to get my books back into the marketplace.

I wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don't play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough 'fun'.