I'm seen as somebody who writes for adults because I'm an older man myself. Some of them find me, and a lot of them don't.

Don't let the door hitcha where the good Lord splitcha.

Writers must be fair and remember even bad guys (most of them, anyway) see themselves as good—they are the heroes of their own lives. Giving them a fair chance as characters can create some interesting shades of gray—and shades of gray are also a part of life.

No one likes to see a government folder with his name on it.

He smiles a lot. But I think there might be worms inside him making him smile.

I have no opinion. No, none at all. Opinion is politics, and politics is an evil which has caused many a fellow to be hung while he's still young and pretty.

Without story books is like a person with no soul.