In one long glorious acknowledgment of failure, he laid himself bare before God.

If you're gonna be stupid you gotta be tough.

He's my client, and he's counting on me. I'll take him, warts and all.

The coffee arrives, and we backslide into what lawyers do best---talking about other lawyers.

Stephen King reached out to me twenty-five years ago and taught me some valuable lessons. In return, I've tried to be generous with my time over the years with young writers. I've given them my email and said if you need someone to talk to, I've been through it.

Jesus preached more and taught more about helping the poor and the sick and the hungry than he did about heaven and hell. Shouldn't that tell us something?

I give off rather mixed messages about the law. On the one hand, I can honestly say I don't miss working in a law office. On the other hand I do enjoy watching the law and while the profession may have its problems, I have sold zillions of books out of magnifying them.