Ricky had taught me a few cuss words. I usually practiced them in the woods by the river, then prayed for forgiveness as soon as I was done.

Prisons are hate factories, Pastor, and society wants more and more of them.

Prisons are fascinating places, especially when the inmates are educated white-collar types.

It's a game. We tax lawyers teach the rich how to play it so they can stay rich-and the IRS keeps changing the rules so we can keep getting rich teaching them.

I still enjoy the process of writing. If I ever feel like I am going through the motions because I can sell anything at this level, I hope that somebody, somewhere who I trust will tell me to take a break and stop because it's sounding old. But so far, I don't feel like I'm boring anyone.

Every morning I wake at 6am or 6.30am, champing at the bit.

A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure.