I Had Been Writing Professionally Since 1988

He Had No Money And No Home; He Lived Entirely On The Road Of The Racing Circuit, Sleeping In Empty Stalls, Carrying With Him Only A Saddle, His Rosary, And His Books...the Books Were The Closest Thing He Had To Furniture, And He Lived In Them The Way Other Men Live In Easy Chairs.

Without Dignity, Identity Is Erased. In Its Absence, Men Are Defined Not By Themselves, But By Their Captors And The Circumstances In Which They Are Forced To Live.

I Spoke To My Agent And Learned That A Hollywood Scout Had Seen My Proposal In One Of The Publishing Houses, And Had Faxed It To Hollywood, Where It Was Generating A Lot Of Interest

Since Signing With Universal, I Have Been Working Closely With Gary Ross, The Director, Producer And Screenwriter. We Have Spent Many Hours On The Phone, And I've Been Sending Him Information And Items That Have Been Useful To The Writing Process.

My Illness Is Excruciating And Difficult To Cope With. It Takes Over Your Entire Life And Causes More Suffering Than I Can Describe.