I'm A Disciple Of Raymond Chandler, Who

Los Angeles Was The Kind Of Place Where Everybody Was From Somewhere Else And Nobody Really Droppped Anchor. It Was A Transient Place. People Drawn By The Dream, People Running From The Nightmare. Twelve Million People And All Of Them Ready To Make A Break For It If Necessary. Figuratively, Literally, Metaphorically -- Any Way You Want To Look At It -- Everbody In L.a. Keeps A Bag Packed. Just In Case.

I'm A Disciple Of Raymond Chandler, Who Said In His Essays That There's A Quality Of Redemption In Anything That Can Be Called Art.

I'm Going To Have To Be Impressed And Feel Confident In The People I'm Handing A Book To - Or I'm Not Going To Do It. Once You Hand It To Them, You're Out. You Have No Control Over It.

I Realize Now I Could Have Gotten A Whole Book Out Of That And So I Think That Was A Big Mistake. But The Truth Is You Write In The Moment And With Your Head Down And There Is No Way Back Then That I Could Have Conceived Of Harry Having The Longevity That He Has Had.

There Is Nothing Like The Start Of A Season, Before All The One-run Losses, Pitching Breakdowns And Missed Opportunities. Before Reality Sets In.