New Orleans life is such a night life. The thing that comes up very often is that our day essentially doesn't start until midnight or 2 in the morning.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall take flack from both sides."- Unofficial UN Motto

C'mon kid. Think a minute, even if it hurts.

I am not a slow writer, I am not a fast writer . . . I am a half-fast writer.

When things are at their blackest, I say to myself, 'Cheer up, things could be worse.' And sure enough, they get worse.

Don't pick up hitchhikers!"- D. Adams

I've had a five- or six-year down-spell as a writer, and now that most of the other contracts are cleared or down to the last book, I have a chance to do what I want to do - specifically, something set in New Orleans.