“A guilty conscience is jealousy's playground.”

“In my experience there are only a handful of reasons for murder....Jealousy, vengeance, greed, fear and pleasure....Some killers enjoy the kill....For them it is a great game, and for the most part they are the ones I hunt.”

“All things being equal, he preferred to do business with people who were sane.”

“You may exist inthis world--but I exist tooand I will not yield”

“You need to make time for your family no matter what happens in your life”

“Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly.”

“Idly he toyed with the notion of ripping Leybrook's head off his shoulders. It would be a very pleasant, extremely satisfying project, but Virginia would probably not approve.”