I'm An Escapist Kind Of Writer.

Never Mind Money; The Gifts Of Time And Skill Call Into Being The Richest Marketplace In The World.

I've Had A Good Life, Full Of More Success And Happiness Than I Ever Expected.

I Believed That Old People Never Laughed. I Thought They Sighed A Lot And Groaned. They Walked With Sticks, And They Didn't Like Children On Bicycles Or Roller Skates Or With Big Dogs.

Nobody Is Ordinary If You Know Where To Look.

The Biggest Influence On My Books Was The Fact That I Had Worked In A Newspaper For So Long. In A Daily Paper, You Learn To Write Very Quickly; There Is No Time To Sit And Brood About What You Are Going To Say.