I'm Ever Curious About The World. I'm

I Look For Material That Both Interest Me And Challenges Me. If I Am Drawn To The Material And I Have To Work Hard At It, The Characters And The Plots Reflect The Hours And Hours Of Research.

Today Might Not Be So Good. But Tomorrow, You Got Another Chance To Get It Right.

The Military Is A Very Cool World To Write About. I Went Down To Ft. Benning, Ga., For Military Training, And I Learned A Lot About Soldiers And Officers And Why They Joined Up And What Their Life Has Been Like.

When A Poor Man Gives Something, That Is A Sacrifice Indeed. When A Rich Man Gives Something, It Hardly Rises To The Same Level.

Life Was Not Fair. If You Wanted Something You Had To Take It. Before Someone Else Took It From You. Neatly Dissected Down To Its Essence, Life Was One Long Series Of Lily Pad Hoppings. The Quick And The Resourceful Were Able To Adapt And Survive; All Others Were Simply Crushed As A More Nimble Creature Landed On The Lily Pad They Had Occupied For Too Long.