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

I do not over-intellectualize the production process. I try to keep it simple: Tell the damned story.

Liberation and equal-rights issues notwithstanding, it was a man's job to make a woman feel cherished and respected.

Ice hockey is the closest thing to religion permitted by the Soviet Union.

Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if "X" happened? That's how you start.

People live longer today than they ever have. They live happier lives, have more knowledge, more information. All this is the result of communications technology. How is any of that bad?

They fought their first action in March of 1775. Embarked on eight small ships, they sailed to the Bahamas and captured a British fort near Nassau, seizing gunpowder and supplies. Later, during the Revolutionary War, Marines fought several engagements in their distinctive green coats, such as helping George Washington to cross the Delaware River, and assisting John Paul Jones on the Bonhomme Richard to capture the British frigate Serapis during their famous sea fight.