Don't write to sell, write to tell.

Believe in human beings - not all are good, but deep down all can be. But that doesn't mean you need to hang around crappy people and try to turn them around.

Be the kind of person who catches the shit before it hits the fan, not the one who scrapes it off afterwards.

Make life easier by living in the present and believing in the future.

If you appreciate the small things, you're likely to get the big ones.

Stay humble as a writer: write on toilet paper.

Terry loved candlelight dinners and red wine. It was a nice contrast from work.And killing people.

He was a strange mix of Heinrich Himmler and Barney the Dinosaur.

You have really nice teeth,” Terry said and thought they could be excellent for his collection of human body parts.

It’s not great when your husband thinks the only guy who can talk to you, is some other guy.

You are so beautiful, I could eat you,” he said.And it was true. Her smile was as intoxicating as the wine.And he could eat her.

The only thing which really seemed to pay off in life, if you went by Mary Pedersen's example, was sleeping with your superiors.