I started going to Ohio University when I was in my mid-thirties, ended up with an English degree when I was forty.

Some people were born just so they could be buried.

I've always been a bit of a pessimist in regard to mankind.

As for how I feel about any success I've had, I just feel extremely lucky. Writing is a tough racket, and there are a lot of writers out there better than me who can't seem to catch a break.

The humor I came up with is, for the most part, a bit crude or guttural, and many people aren't going to get it or enjoy it, but some do, and that means a lot to me - to know that I made someone laugh.

I look upon [writing about religion] as a nice way to get by in this precarious world, though I've never been able to do it myself.

I'm trying to break myself of that habit [of not writing out a first draft ] because I'm working on a couple novels and I know if I tried to write those books the way I wrote the stories it would take me years to finish.