I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun

What more can life hold, than to know that because of your story, somebody out there has decided to read again!

If you write a story based on a real person, you're trapped by the details of the real person and his life. It gets in the way of writing your own story.

But sometimes, in tight corners, when your back is against the wall and the world is against you, you have to fight back in unexpected ways.

Guys with nice person names try to be sympathetic.

Breakfast was only worth having when somebody else made it for you.

People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's