I would like to win the Pulitzer Prize. I would like to win the Nobel Prize. I would like to win a Tony award for the Broadway musical I'm now working on. Aside from these, my aspirations are modest ones.

The world is made of stairs, and there are those who go up and those who go down.

Its a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different.

I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her sexual preference.

I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and if it's not good enough, why would I want to bother with it?

We need leaders who can reflect theologically and help develop more robust thinking that understands how context affects our understanding of God, humankind, the fall, and redemption.

McKinty is an exciting new talent.