Until he lost all his money, my father was a successful north London Jewish businessman. He was unusual among his immediate family in that he was enormously cultured and had an incredible library.

Let me tell you, Alex. He's a crook. He's based here in Miami. He's a nasty piece of work." "He's mexican" Troy added.

The birds fly in the wrong places and there are too many stars in the sky.

Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them.

We have an hour before we have to leave," Cray said. "So I thought I might tell you a little about myself. I thought it might pass the time." "I'm not really all that interested," Alex said.

We live in an age when there is no room for the impossible.

My favorite part of writing a book is thinking up the ideas, and that can start a long time before I actually sit down at my desk.