I think that people do things for a reason - that we have mental illness, that we have genetic wiring that can get triggered by certain environmental factors.
I'm sold as a literary writer in Holland; I'm sold as crime fiction in England. I think of it as just literature.
A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as a writer.
When a woman creates an unlikable character, a lot of people think it's a mistake.
I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.
I think a lot of guys who are on the internet a lot, they're kind of anesthetized to some of the violent language and all that because they see it all the time.
If you're a smart guy, you should really try to find out what women are thinking. I mean, we are 51 percent of the population.