I went to college. West Point is technically a college.

Printing currency for foreigners to buy is the best racket a government can get into.

I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well.

I love visiting LA. It's an endlessly fascinating city, and is, of course, America's entertainment capital. Each time I go, I fall in love with it all over again. That said, it's not the sort of place I'd want to live.

I have the "thing" worked out - the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story work itself out.

Sometimes if you want to know for sure whether the stove is hot, the only way to find out is to touch it.

Full of thrills and tension - but smart and human too.