I don't like people. I don't like any kind of people. When you get them together in a big lump they all get nasty and dirty and full of trouble. So I don't like people including you. That's what a misanthropist is.

I read all the time... I read a lot of history books.

My father was Catholic, my mother was Protestant, and because of that I got Christened in both churches, so I've got all these names... but my Dad always called me Mick.

I'm 82 years old, wherever I go everybody knows me, but here's why... I'm a merchandiser, I'm not just a writer, I stay in every avenue you can think of.

Those big-shot writers ... could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.

I try to stay in good physical shape, I don't smoke, I don't drink.

Now I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am.