I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure.

The more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be.

He said when the Lord made people He made them all the same for starters. But life marks people. If you know the way, you can read them like maps.

Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.

Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.

I don't sign contracts for my books.