Are we living in such a throwaway society that we’re not even allowed to hang on to our hatred and remorse?

You’ve never understood homophobia. Gay guys tend to be better groomed and better dressed and more sophisticated than the rest of us – if they were straight, they’d be stealing all the women.

There's a bunch of Stephen King books I love. 'Salem's Lot' was always one of my favourites. 'It.' 'Needful Things.' Moving away from King, and 'Silence of the Lambs' is always a good choice.

I spent years only ever reading horror and then trying to write horror - and deep down, a horror writer is still what I'd love to be. But it wasn't until I started writing crime that things began to work for me.

You simply couldn't make a living as an author if New Zealand was your only market.

Sometimes I think, 'Why should I care about doing well in New Zealand?'

I had to sell my house and make a lot of sacrifices to become a writer, and it sucks not to get taken seriously.

'Cemetery Lake' was an interesting book to write.

I spend a hundred and fifty bucks on a cellphone that has more features than even Gene Roddenberry could have dreamt of.

... Melissa better not turn her back on her because nothing sums up crazy as much as a fat woman in love.