My father was an obsessive bird-watcher. The genes of observation passed down.
Most of the photographs people take with their cameraphones are of little value in terms of documentary.
Miss Searle had always considered boredom an intellectual defeat.
I opted for a freelance writing career. I was lucky enough to have the means to do it.
I started to build barriers between myself and others to protect myself.
I'm getting a little tired of everybody quoting Ronald Reagan.
Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.
Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues.
Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
Contracting corruption has been around since the construction of the Appian Way.
America has two national budgets, one official, one unofficial.
You might not think that's cricket, and it's not, it's motor racing.
All the books I have written have been one book, from the beginning.
All creatures are flawed, but out of the flaw may come the universe.
If you don't have obsessions, don't write. my characters are obsessed.
I'm half-Japanese, so I collect toys, like a Yayoi Kusama stuffed pumpkin.
I think what I have is straightforwardness, unabashedness rather than charm.
Life is a tapestry woven by the decisions we make.
My days are as long as despair can make them.
In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.
