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

The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.

Max Allan Collins blends fact and fiction like no other writer.

A moral society will not set standards for becoming a parent, but it will establish irreducible minimums for maintaining that sacred status.

The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.

If a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have a chance to jump.

The worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.