It is but a truism that labor is most productive where its wages are largest. Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over.
accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart.
Even though I may not intend it when I set out to write the book, these places just emerge as major players in what I'm doing, almost as if they are insisting on it.
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.
I often heard about his cases and I often sat in on his trials. In the late 1960s when I was growing up I wanted to be a crusader like him but I didn't want to wear a suit and commute.
My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit.
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.
The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation.
Every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.
When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with
I don't just want to catch some guy and have a bunch of kids. I want to make something of myself.