I don't believe in your God. And he sure as hell doesn't believe in me.

— Max Hawthorne

It is good to know one's enemy. It is better to know one's self.

— Max Hawthorne

Sometimes, I’ll craft a scene that’s so poignant; on the last keystroke I’ll raise my hands high overhead and scream “Yes!” at the top of my lungs. I have yet to experience an orgasm so powerful and fulfilling.

— Max Hawthorne

The secret to my success is actually simple: I failed so many times that succeeding eventually became a mathematical certainty.

— Max Hawthorne

To make love last, you've got to treat it like the ultimate poker hand; you've got to go all in.

— Max Hawthorne

When it comes to creating compelling fiction, the devil may be in the details, but it is your imagination that ultimately allows your work to spread its wings and take flight. And fly it must. Only by soaring above the clouds of doubt can one truly achieve a suspension of disbelief

— Max Hawthorne

When it comes to overcoming writing hurdles, getting sick is like suffering a review from a critic with an axe to grind; you can't let it get you down!

— Max Hawthorne

Writer's Block: making authors miserable since the Stone Age.

— Max Hawthorne