I went to the Alabama public schools at a time when my English teachers, all but one of whom was a woman, taught nothing but the classics. They revered the great British and American writers.
— Thomas H. Cook
I like characters who are changed, often for the better, by the dark nature of their experiences. I also can become engaged by a character for whom I wish to see justice done, one way or the other. In general, I require a book to have some sort of moral center.
Risk will always be a part of life. It's how we recognize this and deal with it that matters.
Life to me is defined by uncertainty. Uncertainty is the state in which we live, and there is no way to outfox it.
