I Don't Think I Began To Be

He Hated To Think Of His Own Life Stretching Ahead Of Him That Way, A Long Succession Of Days And Nights That Were Fine - Not Good, Not Bad, Not Great, Not Lousy, Not Exciting, Not Anything.

A Writer Must Take Risks, Defy The Odds, Be A Bit Obsessed And A Little Mad.

When I Write, I Never Think Of Segments As Chapters; I Think Of Them As Scenes. I Always Visualize Them In My Mind. Then I Try To Get The Scene Down On Paper As Closely As I Can. That's The One Thing That Readers Don't See - What You Have In Your Mind. The Reader Can Only See What You Get On The Page.

Why Did The Wise Guys Always Accuse Other People Of Being Wise Guys?

I Take Real People And Put Them In Extraordinary Situations.