“For some offenses, there is only retribution." Nora Hawks, "One Woman's Vengeance.”

“Writing is easy. Writing is hard. It's a breeze and a struggle, just like life.”

“Another drink, another sentence, and the writing continues on. . . .”

“What fascinates me about writing is wrestling thought into reality and creating a new world that is forever.”

“Storytelling? God started that. Discovery. Lust. Murder. Revenge. Power. Sin. Redemption. Forgiveness. Miracles. We simply retell the stories in the language of our generation.”

“And by the way, my belief is that if men were the ones getting pregnant, abortions would be easier to get than food poisoning in Moscow”

“Jack Kerouac was cool because he had no idea he was.”