And they drank heavily, partied with great enthusiasm, and relished the drug culture; they moved in and out and slept around, and this was okay because they defined their own morality. They were fighting for the Mexicans and the redwoods, dammit! They had to be good people!

I stopped reading William Faulkner because it's hard work. I want to read a good writer, but I also want to read something where the pages are going to move along. That's what I want. It doesn't have to be a thriller or a mystery. Just something where I get caught up in the story.

One thing that drives me nuts... well, let me ask you, when writers write do they not use quotation marks anymore?

A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure.

judge not that ye be not judged

Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it.

When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious.