I think Tony Fucile, who did the illustrations [for Bink & Gollie], is an absolute genius. I've never met him.

I've been recognized in airports lots of places, but mostly getting recognized is at home.

At least Lester had the decency to weep at his act of perfidy. Reader, do you know what 'perfidy' means? I have a feeling you do, based on the scene that unfolded here. But you should look up the word in your dictionary, just to be sure.

This is a wonderful joke to play upon a prisoner, to promise forgiveness.

I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it. After I write, I go to work at the bookstore.

The origin of each story is unique.