I Didn't Become A Good Writer Until

I Think Of A Book And A Play, Or A Book And A Movie, As Two Separate Things - I Don't Think Of It As My Novel Having A New Life.

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.

The Impossible Is More Believable Than The Highly Improbable.

Well, Let Me Tell You Something, Caveman. You Are Here On Account Of One Person. If It Wasn't For That Person, You Wouldn't Be Here Digging Holes In The Hot Sun. You Know Who That Person Is?" "my No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.

There Was Something Special About Being In A Strange Place, All Alone In A Mass Of People Even If You Had Just Screwed Up Your Life, Or Perhaps Especially If You Had Just Screwed Up Your Life.