The older I get, the more I seek to use a plain prose style, concentrating more on story.

These days - with the decline of the traditional churches - I'm concerned about where we obtain some form of moral direction.

My work is known by too few people for me to be remembered as a writer - that is, beyond those dedicated souls (bless them) who have followed the oeuvre through its various stages. To be realistic, when they and the last of my friends have died, I doubt I shall be remembered at all.

It's basically a home-rule issue. I think the governing authority that appoints people as assessors certainly has reasons for doing it. ... And it certainly ought to be the board of assessors' right to say who is best qualified to serve as an appraiser.

I got to see first hand what he has done to make this a reality. That has been real rewarding to watch him achieve his dream.

I have a backlog of novels which I would love to be working on and would be working on if I were not obliged to hold down a full time job.

We've invested millions of dollars in tourism. Now they're trying to industrialize and pollute the ocean. It doesn't make any sense to me at all.