A really good day for me is to write my book for about four hours, go to the writing room for about four hours and then maybe come back to the book to finish the day for a few more hours of it.

There were a billion lights out there on the horizon and I knew that all of them put together weren't enough to light the darkness in the hearts of some men.

I feel I'm functioning at some level as a journalist because even though I write fiction, I'm trying to get the world accurate.

That's the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else's worst.

There is nothing like the start of a season, before all the one-run losses, pitching breakdowns and missed opportunities. Before reality sets in.

What is jealousy but a reflection of your own failures?

There is nothing you can do about the past except keep it there.