I Was Tired Of Secrets, Tired Of

I Seriously Doubt I Would Ever Have Written The First Story Had I Not Been A Lawyer. I Never Dreamed Of Being A Writer. I Wrote Only After Witnessing A Trial.

So Many Book Sections In Newspapers And Magazines Used To Be Lively And Vibrant Places. Now They Are Gone. You Just Don't See Many Reviews Anymore. I Can't Control That, So I Don't Worry About It. I Just Try To Do What I Do And Write Books That People Find Every Entertaining. I Don't Worry About The Critics.

In Little Pockets Of Conversation, Old Men Were Telling Stories Of Ancient Floods. Women Were Talking Of About How Much Rain There'd Been In Other Towns -- Paragould, Lepanto, And Manila.

Once Again, I Was Reminded That Tally Was The Prettiest Girl I'd Ever Met, And When She Smiled At Me My Mind Went Blank. Once You've Seen A Pretty Girl Naked, You Feel A Certain Attachment To Her.

Critics Should Find Meaningful Work.