You didnt grow up in the shadow of John Steinbeck. He put you on his shoulders and gave you all the light you wanted.

From my fathers point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and speaks for those who are given no real voice in the halls of justice or the halls of government.

My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman.

You didnt grow up in the shadow of John Steinbeck. He put you on his shoulders and gave you all the light you wanted.

Plot makes the character just as history makes the man.

Since I cant write the greatest American novel, Im going to write the longest American novel.

I like writing, but I write for self-improvement more than I do for money.