Coincidence exists, but believing in it never did me any good.

If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it.

I had achieved the most important things in my life when I married Joan and had the sons. Given the choice between Joan and the boys, and being a writer, I world give up being a writer without a blink.

I really don't know what I am going to do in terms of what a book is going to be about until I actually start writing it!

The key to growing up well, is being tough enough.

For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them.

I was on the Oprah Winfrey Show once. It was a really slow news day for Oprah, and there were several of us on 'cause none of us was sufficiently interesting by his or herself.