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I Believe Our Concept Of Romantic Love Is Irrational, Impossible To Fulfill And The Cause Of Many Broken Homes. No Human Being Can Maintain That Rarefied Atmosphere Of 'true Love'.

I've Got Splinters In My Nose From The Best Publishing Doors In Town.

I Think The Reason I Choose The Comic Approach So Often Is Because It's Harder, Therefore Affording Me The Opportunity To Show Off. Also, A Comic Vision Is My Natural World View, But I've Grown Up In Spite Of Myself And I Can Pass The Comic Twist If It Detracts From What The Characters Need. Yes, The Life Of A Saint Is Hard.

Piety Is Like Garlic: A Little Goes A Long Way.

Not Until My Middle Thirties Did I Consider Myself A Novelist.