I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that stuff which would take me days and weeks of calling, waiting for people to call back.

I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of Mirth.' I also like 'The Reef.

Proportion is the heart of beauty.

But the lesson of Abraham's story is that God demands the best we have to offer, that which is most precious to us.

He had been granted his life's wish-but conditionally.

The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century.

Culture clash is terrific drama.