There's Nothing Trite About Being Consoled In

In World War One, They Called It Shell Shock. Second Time Around, They Called It Battle Fatigue. After 'nam, It Was Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

As Long As You Have Any Floor Space At All, You Have Room For Books! Just Make Two Stacks Of Books The Same Height, Place Them Three Or Four Feet Apart, Lay A Board Across Them, And Repeat. Viola! Bookshelves!

I Live In A Village Where People Still Care About Each Other, Largely.

For A Very Long Time, I Wrote A Book A Year, And Was Eager And Willing To Do It, To Put Bread On The Table, To Have My Work Out There. Now I Must Write A Book Every Two Years, And That's Never Enough Time, Either.

There Are So Many People Who Don't Know Small Towns Exist. When I Write, I Want To Give My Readers Two Things: One Is A Sense Of Consolation, And Two, I Want To Make Them Laugh.