"Nobody's reasonable when they're in love. That's the whole point of it."

"I write about power, that's my real subject - how you get it, what you do with it, how you abuse it. I'm equally wary…"

"It is true that one of the first acts of tyrants is to erase history, to wipe out the recorded memory of a people. Wi…"

"Torture injures everyone who comes into contact with it and corrodes the country that abides it."

"I’m sympathetic to the decent and hapless footsoldier into whose lap falls the unenviable duty of carrying out fubar …"

"In L.A., the only thing within walking distance is your car."

"Women write crime better than men do. Men tend to play it safe, relying on an old-boy's network (to get work). Women …"

"Man has only the rights he can defend. Our most basic right is life. It's enshrined not only in our Constitution, but…"

"If you're going to play stickball in Canarsie you better learn Brooklyn rules."

"Beauty, brains, and a complete psycho. My dream girl."