You write that first draft really to see how it's going to come out.

I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done very well for herself.

When this is over, I'm not going to be the same guy. I am going to live as if I were a great man.

The sense of belonging is one of the great gifts men get in battle.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

I've spent my life trying to be better than I was, and I am a brother to all who share the same aspiration.

Rampaging horsemen can conquer; only the city can civilize.