What's the use of being a writer if you can't irritate a great many people?

MIke Lee writes with honesty, penetration, wit and the ability to surprise the reader with an unexpected turn from time to time that enriches the experience.

No physical activity is so vain as boxing. A man gets into the ring to attract admiration. In no sport, therefore, can you be more humiliated.

Writers don't have lifestyles. They just sit in little rooms and write.

Boredom slays more of existence than war.

Great sex is apocalyptic. There is no such thing as great sex unless you have an apocalyptic moment.

Being a real writer means being able to do the work on a bad day.