There are things I know I know about I don't write about, which I could not responsibly put into my books. Interestingly enough, though, the scariest one of those things is not classified at all. But nevertheless, I don't write about it, because it would make the world a somewhat more dangerous place.

America is a country with a First Amendment, and you're allowed to publish just about anything you want, as long as it's not real secret information. Of course…

The People's Republic of China is still a Marxist, Leninist, Maoist nation. So, you know, communism is still involved there. They haven't figured their way out…

I'm a spy... I worked for the CIA 15 years. The cover was I worked for the insurance business.