Roy remembered the time he and his father had a talk about fighting. 'It's important to stand up for what's right,' Mr. Eberhardt had said, 'but sometimes there's a fine line between courage and stupidity.

and in the meantime don't jump to conclusions.

I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.

The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.

I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school.

Ironically, I come from a family of lawyers - my dad, my grandfather, and now my oldest son. And some of my very best friends are lawyers, though they don't resemble the ones that appear in my novels.

My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally.