No matter how bad things are, you can at least be happy that you woke up this morning.

I used to spend every morning in detention at my old school.

I'm a morning person because I learned to write my novels while still practicing law. I would get to the office at 6:30 a.m. and write until other people arrived, around 9. Now I still do that. I start at 6:30 or 7, and I'll write until 11, then take an hour off, then work until about 2 p.m. By then my brain has had enough.

I used to hear about guys who played saying how difficult it is getting up in the morning, and now I'm experiencing it those same effects.

The newspaper is a marvelous medium. It is extraordinarily convenient and cheap. Let's see. This one cost 75 cents. Now that's a little high. I bought it when I was downtown this morning.