It's my experience that most folk who ride trains could care less where they're going. For them it's the journey itself and the people they meet along the way. You see, at every stop this train makes, a little bit of America, a little bit of your country, gets on and says hello.

Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?

People have given me classified information, but always with the disclaimer 'This can never end up in a book.' And it never does.

I'm ever curious about the world. I'm driven to go out and find new things to write about. Having a vivid imagination is also a plus.

Confidence is inspiring. Yet so often misplaced. (Robert Thornhill)

All you have to do [to win a Pulitzer Prize] is spend your life running from one awful place to another, write about every horrible thing you see. The civilized world reads about it, then forgets it, but pats you on the head for doing it and gives you a reward as appreciation for changing nothing.

Two people can care for each other but not want the same things.