"Stephen King has inspired me with his humor and honesty, and his admonition that the author's job is..." — Barry Eisler

There's an awful lot of corruption in Japanese business and politics, corruption of the sort that can make for great setting for a spy story.

I read pretty eclectically - fiction, non-fiction, and poetry - and I've been inspired and influenced by a number of writers.

The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication.

Anger, and the self-righteousness that is both the cause and consequence of anger, tends to be easier on the psyche than personal responsibility.