A Literary Achievement Of The Highest Order.

At One Level You're Condemned To The Voice You Have. But Within Those Confines, You Have A Certain Amount Of Freedom To Range Among Your Possible Voices.

The Real Question Is: How Do You React? What Do You Do Next? Evade Responsibilities? Bury Yourself In Work? What Do You Do? All Three Of My Novels Take Up That Question, Although None Gives An Answer.

The Status Quo Was Rote Memorization And Recitation In Classrooms Thronged With Passive Children Who Were Sternly Disciplined When They Expressed Individual Needs.

I'm Interested In Themes That Endure From Generation To Generation.

I Often Heard About His Cases And I Often Sat In On His Trials. In The Late 1960s When I Was Growing Up I Wanted To Be A Crusader Like Him But I Didn't Want To Wear A Suit And Commute.