When you think about 'The Grapes of Wrath,' it's an American masterpiece, and a very long process goes into the making of such a book.

The Grapes of Wrath,

I'm tired of hearing about this 'well-regulated militia' that is so necessary for American freedom.

I have written about some truly great writers - John Steinbeck, Robert Frost, and William Faulkner. Faulkner and Frost were the very peaks of American poetry and fiction in the 20th century.

You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s.

I suspect that the framers of the Bill of Rights have long since rolled over in their graves.