"Oh, I just wish someone would try to hurt you so I could kill them for you." — Frank Sinatra

There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been shed in His name than any other figure in history. You show me one step forward in the name of religion, and I'll show you a hundred retrogressions.

Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent.

In Hoboken, when I was a kid, I lived in a plenty tough neighborhood.

People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it.