I Don't Have Close Relationships With Agents.

There Are Weapons That Are Simply Thoughts. For The Record, Prejudices Can Kill And Suspicion Can Destroy.

I Don't Enjoy Any Of The Process Of Writing. I Enjoy It When It Goes On If It Zings And It Has Great Warmth And Import And It's Successful.

Apparently On The Screen I Look Tall, Ageless, And Damned Close To Omniscient-delivering Jeopardy-laden Warnings Through Gritted Teeth. But When People See Me On The Street, They Say 'by God, This Kid Is 5 Foot 5, He's Got A Broken Nose, And Looks About As Foreboding As A Bank Teller On A Lunch Break.'

If You Have The Temerity To Try To Dramatize A Theme That Involves Any Particular Social Controversy Currently Extant. . . Then You're In Deep Trouble.

Coming Up With Ideas Is The Easiest Thing On Earth. Putting Them Down Is The Hardest.