"I never plan my novels because if I know what is going to happen, it bores me rigid. I let the story tell itself."
"I hate violence, and I didn't plan to write horror; it just poured out of me."
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"For me, a good friend is someone you might only see once or twice a year but each time it feels as though you've just seen them last week."
"Drip, drip, the rain comes falling, Rain in the woods, rain on the sea; Even the little waves, beaten, come crawling As if to find shelter here with me."
"Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians."
"To be haunted is to glimpse a truth that might best be hidden."
"I grew up in the East End of London, the youngest of three boys in a Catholic household. Both my parents were market traders and worked seven days a week."