If I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud.

People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.

I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud.

Nobody was really surprised when it happened, not really, not on the subconscious level where savage things grow.

We are extremely proud of John and Keith for earning this prestigious recognition. It is testimony to not just their outstanding accomplishments in 2005, but to their stature as top lawyers in their respective practices.

As long as I live, I'll be proud to have known him,