The buffalo isn't as dangerous as everyone makes him out to be. Statistics prove that in the United States more Americans are killed in automobile accidents than are killed by buffalo.

I contemplated suicide. My main concern was that I would not make the New York Times obituary page.

I can now say without hesitation the Marine Corps was the best foster home I ever had.

New York was the glamorous town that you only see now in old movies and on Broadway stages. The sky was lit up with dancing neon signs. It was safe to walk out in the streets.

I'm working when I'm fighting with my wife. I constantly ask myself-how can I use this stuff to literary advantage.

Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television?

We seem to be going through a period of nostalgia, and everyone seems to think yesterday was better than today. I don't think it was, and I would advise you not to wait ten years before admitting today was great. If you're hung up on nostalgia, pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time.