I Tell Younger Writers That

You Can Never Enslave Somebody Who Knows Who He Is.

In Every Conceivable Manner, The Family Is Link To Our Past, Bridge To Our Future.

Anytime You See A Turtle Up On Top Of A Fence Post, You Know He Had Some Help.

That's What Happens With Writing. Ingredients Bubble And Cook. Material Becomes Substance.

My Parents Were Teachers And They Went Out Of Their Way To See To It That I Had Books. We Grew Up In A Home That Was Full Of Books. And So I Learned To Read. I Loved To Read.