Anybody who knew me growing up calls me Vinny.

[He] saw communism for the sham that it was--a bunch of brutes who seized power in the name of the people, only to repress the very people they claimed to champion.

Have you ever heard the phrase, it is better to keep your mouth closed and have people wonder if you are stupid than open it and remove all doubt? (Hakim al Harbi)

It's what every writer needs: a daybed.

I think the more avenues that open up when people want to publish, the better. Some of the authors that want to jump ship from the traditional houses and go on their own, you know what? Good luck. It's going to be a lot tougher than you think.

No offence Mitch, but you look like s*****." "I feel like s****

My doctors warned me repeatedly that if you don't stay positive, you don't do well.