I don't take advances for my books.
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
Roots are nice, but a tree can’t run.
Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.
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.
I think people should be consumers of journalism.