It is the job of the dog trainer to summon the dog's genetics, not to impose man's will over dog's.

The events of the Civil War are so odd, ferocious, and poignant that fictional characters do well simply to inhabit them.

I had been saying to myself for a good many years that I was really a writer and that I was in advertising temporarily.

I'm a workaday writer.

I'd quite like to have one place where I stay put. And I don't like living in cities all the time. In order to have ideas, you have to have some peace and quiet.

Fishing gives me peace, tranquillity. And also, as a forward player, it helps me with my eyes.

My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of the peace officer, you know, because of my dad.

It is truly vital for the United States to assure that it is not attacked with weapons of mass destruction; to prevent wars in other countries from spreading onto American soil; and to maintain access to global sea lanes on which our economy depends. Beyond that, there is little or nothing in the world that should draw the United States to war.