I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it.

I'd never believed in luck. Never had any cause to. Never relied on it, because I never could.

Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.

I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets.

I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence.

I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me.

Imagine the uproar if the Federal government tried to make everyone wear a radio transmitter around their neck so we can keep track of their movements. But people happily carry their cell phones in their purses and pockets.