In A Way, It Made Him Sad.

It's Funny How You Can Go From Hating A Girl To Maybe Liking Her, Maybe Liking Her A Lot, Just Because She Shows A Little Interest In You.

I Never Think Of An Entire Book At Once. I Always Just Start With A Very Small Idea. In 'holes,' I Just Began With The Setting; A Juvenile Correctional Facility Located In The Texas Desert. Then I Slowly Make Up The Story, And Rewrite It Several Times, And Each Time I Rewrite It, I Get New Ideas, And Change The Old Ideas Around.

My Parents Played Bridge, And I Remember Being Fascinated Watching Them. I Sometimes Got A Chance To Sit In On A Hand, Which I Loved. But Then I Didn't Actually Play On My Own For About 30 Years.

He Could Hardly Lift His Spoon During Breakfast, And Then He Was Out On The Lake, His Spoon Soon Replaced By A Shovel.

When I Turned The Corner, I Saw Toni Waving At Me From The Elevator. I Think I've Already Told You How It Made Me Feel To See Her Smile And Wave At Me. You Can Have Your Sunsets And Waterfalls. If A Piano Were To Suddenly Fall On My Head, That's The Image I'd Want Forever Engraved In My Mind. —alton Richard