“You're not going to have a 1.000 batting average, but the way you get votes is, you just push and you push. I'm not afraid to do that.”

“I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.”