When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.
Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation.
For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.
No person writes to win awards.
When I write, I try to represent the ordinary person in the pew, which means that, ironically, I'm qualified to write about prayer by being unqualified!
Some may want to shout on the street, but we should tolerate those who hide in their rooms and use literature to voice their opinions.