It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.

No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink.

If you intellectualize the idea of marriage, it can be quite daunting, no matter how much in love you are.

I have traveled the entire state and spent a lot of time out of doors. So I have known the landscape of the Columbia Basin for quite a while, and I have had this strong feeling about it for many years.

The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer.

No matter what business you're in, you can't run in place or someone will pass you by. It doesn't matter how many games you've won.