Peter Straub

I believe I encountered death, which was a bit too much for a seven-year-old.

There were a lot of adventure books for boys, historical novels by Kenneth Roberts, and whatever mystery novels the alarmed librarian imagined might not corrupt an eager but innocent youth.

The actual Blue Rose murders, which lie at the core of the three novels, yield various incorrect solutions which assume the status of truth.

You don't work on something for six years and be blind to the myriad of other approaches.

I generally don't follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I'm covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan.

I've always had real trouble knowing what my actual desires and goals are. I've just been dragged along by fate.