I Had Been Writing Professionally Since 1988

The Paradox Of Vengefulness Is That It Makes Men Dependent Upon Those Who Have Harmed Them, Believing That Their Release From Pain Will Come Only When They Make Their Tormentors Suffer. In Seeking The Bird's Death To Free Himself, Louie Had Chained Himself, Once Again, To His Tyrant. During The War, The Bird Had Been Unwilling To Let Go Of Louie; After The War, Louie Was Unable To Let Go Of The Bird.

Dignity Is As Essential To Human Life As Water, Food, And Oxygen. The Stubborn Retention Of It, Even In The Face Of Extreme Physical Hardship, Can Hold A Man's Soul In His Body Long Past The Point At Which The Body Should Have Surrendered It.

The Biggest Problem Has Been Exhaustion. I've Spent About 6 Of The Last 14 Years Completely Bedridden.

Honestly, I Expected To Get A Cold Reception Because Of My Subject Matter. But When Editors Took A Look At The Story I Had To Tell, And Saw That This Was Not A Parochial Story At All, They Really Warmed To It

While It's Really Hard To Do, At The Same Time, I'm Escaping My Body, Which I Really Want To Do. I'm Living Someone Else's Life. I Get Very Intensely Into The Story, Into The Interviews And The Research. I'm Experiencing Things Along With My Subjects. I Have A Freedom I Don't Have In My Physical Life