My Anatomy Was Self-taught. I

Nobody Ever Wrote A Story For Me. I Told In Every Story What Was Really Inside My Gut, And It Came Out That Way. My Stories Began To Get Noticed Because The Average Reader Could Associate With Them.

I Feel That My Characters All Have Some Part Of My Character. I Feel That They're All Me In Some Way, Certainly Not In Individuality, But They All Bear Elements Of What I Feel.

My Parents Were Immigrants. And The Place For All Immigrants Was The Factories. They Were The Source Of Cheap Labor.

My Own Son Feels I'm Uncool But My Grandson Loves Me. Being Cool Or Uncool Is A Generational Thing. But As A Personal Thing, I Really Love Everybody In Sight.

Some Of My Friends Became Gangsters. You Became A Gangster Depending Upon How Fast You Wanted A Suit. Gangsters Weren't The Stereotypes You See In The Movies. I Knew The Real Ones, And The Real Ones Were Out For Big Money.