A lot of people who were the best in their fields. I was fortunate enough to be friends with Sammy Davis, Jr. - I spent a lot of time with Sammy. I was over at his house almost every night. Those people were very special and very special for me.
“I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.”
“My parents leaving a third world country to a first world country and building from nothing - that's really inspiring to me and it's influenced me in a positive way.”