There's a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it.

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 matter how bad you think you have it, there's always - always somebody who's got it way, way worse.

[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.

Anybody who knew me growing up calls me Vinny.

A major theme in all my books is that the CIA is not only the first line of defense but they should also be the first line of offense.

I'm a bit of a Libertarian.