John Searles

When I first came to New York, I would scream like a girl and run to the other side of the street if there was a pigeon. Now I can face off with a pigeon.

Everyone has a ghost story, or at least that's how it has always seemed to me.

My writing is sort of 'Sidney Sheldon meets Anne Tyler.'

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally.