In The Absence Of A Natural Disaster

I'm Totally In Control Of This Tiny, Tiny World Right There At The Typewriter.

I Don't Write For Catharsis; I Have To Write To Understand.

Let Me Tell You One Thing About Why Writers Write: Had I Known The Answer To Any Of These Questions I Would Never Have Needed To Write A Novel.

The Apparent Ease Of California Life Is An Illusion, And Those Who Believe The Illusion Will Live Here In Only The Most Temporary Way.

Late Afternoon On The West Coast Ends With The Sky Doing All Its Brilliant Stuff.