There Are Many More Ways

Genes Are Not Simple Triggers. No One Is Hardwired To Commit Murder Or Any Other Crime. Our Actions Are Always The Result Of Stupendously Complex Gene-environment Interactions, And Environment Is Likely To Remain The More Important Influence By Far.

Well, I Outline Fanatically. I Am A Long Thinker And A Slow Writer, Though I Am Trying To Get Faster.

The Interior Of A Teenager’s Mind Is An Endless War Between Stupid And Clever.

But Sometimes You Can't Figure Everything Out Because You Can't Ever Really Understand Other People. You Can't Understand Why They Do What They Do. You Just Have To Accept A Little Mystery, Ben. People Are Mysterious, The World Is Mysterious. You Can't Know Everything. You're Not Supposed To. This Isn't A History Book. It's Just The World. It's A Messy Place.

I Don't Ever Write With A Particular Audience In Mind. I Just Write Books That Please Me.