Probably what pushed the Russians over the edge was SDI... They realized they couldn't beat us...

Well, It's a Communist country, and the Communists do not reward personal initiative...except by execution.

(Stereotyping) is only for those without the imagination to see people as they are instead of being like someone else they understand.

Suspense is achieved by information control: What you know. What the reader knows. What the characters know.

If you want to kick the tiger in his ass you'd better have a plan for dealing with his teeth

There is an old saying: In history nothing is true but the names and dates. In fiction everything is true but the names and dates. The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.

I am a politician which means I am a liar and a crook. When I am not kissing babies I am stealing their lollypops.