Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other

We're much alike, bee, you and me," I said. "You may carry your pack underneath you and your rifle may stick out of your bottom. But you and me, bee, are much alike.

Any story you write about war, or film you make about war, is bound to be political whether you like it or not.

Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than in war but it's important to understand why we fight.

There's room for all sorts of magic and miracles in this world - that's what I think.

Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that.

I write fiction. I make things up, it's what I do.