I read some of my stories recently and thought, 'How in the hell did I get away with that?' I had some really raw cynicism in some of them.
“I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance.”
“Because our homeland and very survival are once more at stake, the American people can't afford to treat this new war against terrorism like they did Vietnam.”