I Never Miss L.a. Because I'm There

I Went Into Journalism To Learn The Craft Of Writing And To Get Close To The World I Wanted To Write About - Police And Criminals, The Criminal Justice System.

I View People Two Ways. They're Either Eye-for-an-eye People Or They Are Turn-the-cheek People.

In The Long Run, All Wrongs Are Righted, Every Minus Is Equalized With A Plus, The Columns Are Totaled And The Totals Are Found Correct. But That's In The Long Run. We Must Live In The Short Run And Matters Are Often Unjust There. The Compensating For Us Of The Universe Makes All The Accounts Come Out Even, But They Grind Down The Good As Well As The Wicked In The Process.

I'm Not 'mr. No-by-the-book.' I Just Want To Make Sure The Character Is By The Book.

When I Was A Teenager, I Was A Voracious Reader Of Crime Fiction, But Only Contemporary Books.