The Great Change Is When Humankind Accepts

You Treat Violence As An Aberration ... When In Truth It Is The Norm. It Is The Very Essence Of The Human Condition.

Nothing Helps An Artist's Career More Than A Little Death And Obscurity.

Speaking As A Novelist Myself, I Know That Members Of Our Profession Live In Our Imaginations As Much Or More As We Inhabit What People Call 'the Real World.

The Young Remember Most Deeply.... When We Are Old And Failing, It Is The Memories Of Childhood Which Can Be Summoned Most Clearly.

It Started 25 Years Ago, When I Was Teaching Elementary School In A Small Town In Missouri