Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.

You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger.

Even the most radical Islamic terrorist would not want to see the revered holy city of Medina go up. It would be like losing the Vatican in Rome.

Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees.

There are Mafia families that have bought magnificent houses on the North Shore, although not yet the great estates because they don't want that kind of high profile.