"I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will."

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"I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will."

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"What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you like. Most of the time you have no clue why."

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"The sunken grave would fade away, probably in my lifetime. If I could avoid killer zombies for a few years. And vampires. And gun-toting humans. Oh, hell, the hot-spot would probably outlast me."

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"I think that my vampires in general were influenced by my being allowed to watch the Hammer vampire films. Vampire Circus, also shown as Circus of Fear, was one of those movies."

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"Lust has less logic than love, sometimes, but it's easier to fight."

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"If the eyes are the window to the soul, then Edward's in trouble 'cause no one is home."

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"Accidental sex. He made it sound like I fell down, and there just happened to be an erection in the way."

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"My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people."

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"I just don't believe in helping people who are going to torture me. Though I don't see any bamboo slivers. How can you possibly torture someone without bamboo slivers?"

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"Only those who have never known fear are allowed to think less of others for being afraid. Frankly, I think anyone who has never been afraid of anything in their entire life is either a liar or lacks imagination."

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"I want a kiss to be so believable it give the reader shivers."

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