I left advertising as fast as I could in 1961. And I haven't ever thought about going back.

I get letters. I get several a week, I think. A lot of people want a picture, a lot of people just want an autograph.

Skip the boring parts.

Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.

There's nothing like work to take your mind off your worries.

Never open a book with weather. There are exceptions. If you happen to be Barry Lopez, who has more ways to describe ice and snow than an Eskimo, you can do all the weather reporting you want.

I left advertising as fast as I could in 1961. And I haven't ever thought about going back.