I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.

G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.

If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.

I do write my manuscripts by hand, in pencil on legal pads. Then they are typed on a word processor by my typist.

There are a lot of books about the passing of the English aristocracy, but the vast majority of Long Islanders don't understand their own backyard. It's a private preserve.

I don't like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don't know.

I thought to myself, what is everyone's worst fear? Nuclear terrorism in America.