…made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.

It's much different today than it was during the Cold War. The CIA is not the subject of many books anymore. But that might change, because of international terrorism and Red China.

The world has gotten smaller and more accessible since I first started writing in the 70's.

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

Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless.

I try to use short sentences, short paragraphs and short chapters to keep the reader's interest.

Job happiness is directly proportional to the distance you are from the home office.