Life is short..Live to the fullest.

My name became a brand and I'd love to say it was the plan from the start. But the only plan was to keep writing books. And I've stuck to that ever since.

After I'd been a lawyer for about five or six years, I started playing around with fiction.

So many book sections in newspapers and magazines used to be lively and vibrant places. Now they are gone. You just don't see many reviews anymore. I can't control that, so I don't worry about it. I just try to do what I do and write books that people find every entertaining. I don't worry about the critics.

Critics should find meaningful work.

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

You need some coffee, don't you?" "Yes, I've only had a gallon.