Poverty Is A Great Equalizer

I Was A Lawyer For 10 Years, And Several Of My Clients Had The Misfortune, Through No Fault Of My Own, Of Going To Prison. I Visited Them Occasionally.

I Always Try To Tell A Good Story, One With A Compelling Plot That Will Keep The Pages Turning. That Is My First And Primary Goal. Sometimes I Can Tackle An Issue-homelessness, Tobacco Litigation, Insurance Fraud, The Death Penalty-and Wrap A Good Story Around It.

I Can't Change Overnight Into A Serious Literary Author. You Can't Compare Apples To Oranges. William Faulkner Was A Great Literary Genius. I Am Not.

Critics Should Find Meaningful Work.

After I'd Been A Lawyer For About Five Or Six Years, I Started Playing Around With Fiction.