I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no great changes on the world, only small changes for the better, I hope, in the lives of those I love.

Nothing gives us courage more readily than the desire to avoid looking like a damn fool.

I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others.

There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him.