After A Lifetime Of World Travel I've

I Asked A French Critic A Couple Of Years Ago Why My Books Did So Well In France. He Said It Was Because In My Novels People Both Act And Think. I Got A Kick Out Of That.

I Like Grit, I Like Love And Death, I'm Tired Of Irony. ... A Lot Of Good Fiction Is Sentimental. ... The Novelist Who Refuses Sentiment Refuses The Full Spectrum Of Human Behavior, And Then He Just Dries Up. ... I Would Rather Give Full Vent To All Human Loves And Disappointments, And Take A Chance On Being Corny, Than Die A Smartass.

Some People Hear Their Own Inner Voices With Great Clearness And They Live By What They Hear. Such People Become Crazy, Or They Become Legends.

I Seek The Substantial In Life.

Being A Writer Requires An Intoxication With Language.