I've always been fascinated by the Gold Coast. The homes themselves are spectacular, unlike anything you'll see other than in Newport, Bar Harbor or Palm Beach. It's a very special area that, because of local demographics, is not going to survive much longer.

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.

Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees.

Panic---a deep abiding, free-floating anxiety, often without any reason or logical basis.

There is no terra incognito left.

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.

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