just let Mitch be Mitch

One of the most talented writers out there is Brian Haig.

I just look at what's going on in the world.

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.

Underestimating one's enemy was a classic tactical mistake --- one that was usually born out of stupidity or arrogance or both. (Harry Smith)

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

I have such bad memories, sitting in the back of a classroom, being told, you know, everybody is going to read a paragraph, and skipping ahead to my paragraph and being mortified and trying to read it enough times so that I wouldn't stutter and stammer, getting called on, even in high school.