No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer.

Winners will be losers if they don't support the losers.

I set myself 600 words a day as a minimum output, regardless of the weather, my state of mind or if I'm sick or well. There must be 600 finished words — not almost right words. Before you ask, I'll tell you that yes, I do write 600 at the top of my pad every day, and I keep track of the word count to insure I reach my quota daily — without fail.

Don't put down too many roots in terms of a domicile. I have lived in four countries and I think my life as a writer and our family's life have been enriched by this. I think a writer has to experience new environments. There is that adage: No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer.

I loved education, and, yes, I did want to go on learning.

No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer.

Since when was the stock market an accurate barometer of anything?