I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But Im lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me. – Ann Bancroft
One of the scary things is that, when youre a kid, you look at your dad as the man who has no fear. When youre an adult, you realize your father had fear, and that you have it, too. – David Duchovny
You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analogous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination. – Larry McMurtry
