Critics Should Find Meaningful Work.

I'm Alone And Outgunned, Scared And Inexperienced, But I'm Right.

I Looked At Her And Tried To Speak, But All I Could Think About Was How Shocked She'd Be If I Said What I Was Thinking.

The Company Later Went Broke, And Of Course All Blame Was Directed At The Lawyers. Not Once Did I Hear Any Talk That Maybe A Trace Of Mismanagement Could In Any Way Have Contributed To The Bankruptcy.

I've Sold Too Many Books To Get Good Reviews Anymore. There's A Lot Of Jealousy, Because [reviewers] Think They Can Write A Good Novel Or A Best-seller And Get Frustrated When They Can't. I've Learned To Despise Them.

I Did Get Tired Of Hearing That Criticism Years Ago. That Is Not A Compliment. Being Labeled A "beach Read" Is A Put-down. So, I Did Deliberately Set Out To Write A Book, Camino Island, That Would Be Very Entertaining And Compulsively Readable And We Published It On June 6 In Time For Summer Vacation, Hoping That People Would Buy It And Take It To The Beach.