I'd Rather Talk To People Who Do

Wars Are Begun By Frightened Men. They Fear War, But More Than That, They Fear What Will Happen If They Don't Start One Or Take Equivalent Action, I Suppose.

Two Questions Form The Foundation Of All Novels: "what If?" And "what Next?" (a Third Question, "what Now?", Is One The Author Asks Himself Every 10 Minutes Or So; But It's More A Cry Than A Question.) Every Novel Begins With The Speculative Question, What If "x" Happened? That's How You Start.

That's The Ultimate Pornography. There's Nothing More Pornographic Than Glorifying War.

There Is An Old Saying: In History Nothing Is True But The Names And Dates. In Fiction Everything Is True But The Names And Dates. The Difference Between Reality And Fiction? Fiction Has To Make Sense.

Switzerland Is A Land Where Crime Is Virtually Unknown, Yet Most Swiss Males Are Required By Law To Keep In Their Homes What Amounts To A Portable, Personal Machine Gun.