A lawyer is just like an attack dog, only without a conscience.

The good old days are now.

Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author asks himself every 10 minutes or so; but it's more a cry than a question.) Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if "X" happened? That's how you start.

There are two kinds of people: the ones who need to be told and the ones who figure it out all by themselves.

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

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

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.