I Was A Lawyer For 10 Years

I've Sold Too Many Books To Get Good Reviews Anymore. There's A Lot Of Jealousy, Because [reviewers] Think They Can Write A Good Novel Or A Best-seller And Get Frustrated When They Can't. I've Learned To Despise Them.

I Can't Change Overnight Into A Serious Literary Author. You Can't Compare Apples To Oranges. William Faulkner Was A Great Literary Genius. I Am Not.

In Little Pockets Of Conversation, Old Men Were Telling Stories Of Ancient Floods. Women Were Talking Of About How Much Rain There'd Been In Other Towns -- Paragould, Lepanto, And Manila.

I Give Off Rather Mixed Messages About The Law. On The One Hand, I Can Honestly Say I Don't Miss Working In A Law Office. On The Other Hand I Do Enjoy Watching The Law And While The Profession May Have Its Problems, I Have Sold Zillions Of Books Out Of Magnifying Them.

One Thing That Drives Me Nuts... Well, Let Me Ask You, When Writers Write Do They Not Use Quotation Marks Anymore?