Barry Eisler

Psychologically, it's always more pleasurable to blame others for our problems than it is to acknowledge our own responsibility.

I make a good living selling hardback books through paper publishers, and I have many friends in the industry who will suffer as it changes, so on a personal level, the transition to digital isn't something I welcome wholeheartedly.

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

After I sold my screenplay adaptation of 'Rain Fall' to Sony Pictures, I had no more creative involvement.