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

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.

Stephen King. Now I'm not crazy about him, but he's a great a writer.

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

Mike Hammer drinks beer because I can't spell Cognac.

I'm a commercial writer, not an author. Margaret Mitchell was an author. She wrote one book.

The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book.