I Don't See Success As The Goal.

The Theater Of The Mind Is Impossible To Compete With, And I Like The Idea That With A Few Suggestions, Each Reader Forms In His Or Her Own Mind What A Character Or A Place Looks Like.

Books That Do A Tenth Of What Left Behind Has Done Are Smashing Successes.

Soon Was The First Novel Where I Used A Rough Outline. Usually I Have Characters And An Idea And Write As A Process Of Discovery. Like Working Without A Net.

I've Written Enough Books With Real Celebrities, Such As Walter Payton And Hank Aaron And Billy Graham, To Know That Fame Looks Good Only To People Who Don't Have It.

You Can't Understand Where Someone's Going Unless You Understand Where They've Been.