"I think Ryan Gosling is a really great actor who's meticulous about his work. And I'd love to have the guts that Johnny Depp has to actually go outside the box on a character. When he plays a character, he plays it in a way that nobody else would."

“It's commonly said that people who've been ill in childhood and who've had an upset education never really regret that they do. It means that you don't look at the world in the way that other people do, and if you were inclined to be a writer, that's a help.”

“Here's my Golden Rule for a tarnished age: Be fair with others, but keep after them until they're fair with you.”

“One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.”

“I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.”

Source : "Crime does pay". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. May 13, 2001.

“The Son of God had missionary supporters”

Source : Loren Cunningham (1991). “Daring to Live on the Edge: The Adventure of Faith and Finances”, p.131, YWAM Publishing

“I think my journalism is for readers who are smart and know that most people are lying to them, or being patronizing.”

Source : Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. August 2, 2013.

“I have a daughter who is a sophomore in college and another who is in the 11th grade of high school.”

“We lived on isolated farms and ranches, far from anybody, and when I was young I knew very few other kids, so I lived to a great extent in my imagination.”