I certainly have written a lot about police in my life, and it's not only something that I know about, but always something that interests me.

I know that there are people out there who believe we should get rid of all guns.

If what a person wants is his life, he tends to be quiet about wanting anything else. Once the life begins to seem secure, one feels the freedom to complain.

People gave me such a bad time about wanting a baby. I didn't want a baby, and I still don't. I wanted a dog.

I could teach. I could wait tables. I could cook in a restaurant. Food and teaching were the two skills I had.

But we cannot unbraid the story of another person’s life and take out all the parts that don’t suit our purposes and put forth only the ones that do.

I decided to make my living as a magazine writer. And I found that it was really easy and fun.