I wanted to be an artist. I was studying art. I wanted to be a great painter. When I went into the Navy, there wasn't much to draw at sea. So I began writing, and I began reading a lot.

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I enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets...

I enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets...

I would like to win the Pulitzer Prize. I would like to win the Nobel...

I would like to win the Pulitzer Prize. I would like to win the Nobel...

I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good...

I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good...

Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different...

Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different...

I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers don't agree with me...

I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers don't agree with me...

I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter...

I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter...

I have a book coming out in September, for example, where the plot concerns counterfeiting,...

I have a book coming out in September, for example, where the plot concerns counterfeiting,...

I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her sexual preference.

I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her sexual preference.

A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week.

A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week.