"I like writing. It's the most fun I've ever had at anything. You can build your own little world and — like a kid wit…"

"I write strictly for fun... as long as it stays fun I'll continue to do it."

"The odds against becoming the next Frederick Forsythe are, of course, somewhere between merely exponential and astron…"

"Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die."

"I’ve made up stuff that’s turned out to be real, that’s the spooky part."

"Our tools keep getting better, and as a result of that, our lives keep getting better."

"My wife will tell you I'm practically addicted to the History Channel … and I read a lot of history."

"I don't discuss works in progress..."

"Look, technology is another word for tool. There was a time when nails were high-tech. There was a time when people h…"

"Victory comes only to those prepared to make it, and take it."