Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. It's much too strict, but it's a hell of a teacher.
Copy Quote View & ShareI try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. It's very romantic in that way, but a bit naive. I like to play with that in my work.
Copy Quote View & Share'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
Copy Quote View & ShareYou can't have an up without a down, a right without a left, a back without a front - or a happy without a sad.
Copy Quote View & ShareThis is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments - and you get the tears at the end, too.
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