So Long As Readers Keep Reading And

I Don't Need Validation, Recognition Or Praise. What I Need Are Facts And The Facts Are That One Of My Books Gets Sold, Somewhere In The World, Every Second.

I Had A Teacher Once, Grade School Somewhere. Philippines, I Think, Because She Always Wore A Big White Hat. So It Was Somewhere Hot. I Was Always Twice The Size Of The Other Kids, And She Used To Say To Me: Count To Ten Before You Get Mad, Reacher. And I've Counted Way Past Ten On This One. Way Past.

She's A Reflection Of My Fascination With The Diversity Of America She's Totally Normal In New York, But A Freak In Texas. There Are Dozens Of Such Clashes In America.

So Long As Readers Keep Reading And My Publishers Keep Publishing, I Plan To Keep On Writing. I'd Have To Be An Idiot To Be Burnt-out In This Job.

It's Always Sad If Anybody You Know Has A Personal Problem.