People think they own time. They have watches and clocks and digital pulses. But they are wrong. Time owns them.

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.

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!

Guys with nice person names try to be sympathetic.

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.

I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys