Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such a situation because no one in our family ever had any money.

I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so well in France. He said it was because in my novels people both act and think. I got a kick out of that.

I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read.

The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth

The fact is, the media never gets off the interstate unless there's a major explosion.

I'm not rational enough to be a good journalist.