If You're Gonna Be Stupid

I'm Not In Favor Of The Death Penalty. But I'm In Favor Of Locking These People Away In Maximum Security Units Where They Can Never Get Out. They Can Never Escape. They Can Never Be Paroled. Lock The Bad Ones Away. But You Gotta Rethink Everybody Else.

Still, Something About Writing Made Me Spend Large Hours Of My Free Time At My Desk.

I Grew Up In A Very Small, Close-knit, Southern Baptist Family, Where Everything Was Off-limits. So I Couldn't Wait To Get To College And Have Some Fun. And I Did For The First Two Years. And I Regret A Lot Of It, Because My Grades Were In Terrible Shape.

There Are Few Writers Who, If They Publish Anything, I Am Going To Buy It: Ian Mcewan, Scott Turow, Pat Conroy - He Was A Buddy Of Mine And I Always Read His Stuff. Also: Harlan Coben, Elmore Leonard, John Le Carre, But He's Pushing Ninety.

Mr. Buckley, Let Me Explain It This Way. And I'll Do So Very Carefully & Slowly So That Even You Will Understand It. If I Was The Sheriff, I Would Not Have Arrested Him. If I Was On The Grand Jury, I Would Not Have Indicted Him. If I Was The Judge, I Would Not Try Him. If I Was The D.a., I Would Not Prosecute Him. If I Was On The Trial Jury, I Would Vote To Give Him A Key To The City, A Plaque To Hang On His Wall, & I Would Send Him Home To His Family. And, Mr. Buckley, If My Daughter Is Ever Raped, I Hope I Have The Guts To Do What He Did.