I'm interested in telling the character's story, not my beliefs, political or otherwise.
I would rather have my fate in the hands of 23 representative citizens of the county than in the hands of a politically appointed judge.
Prosecutors must reveal the dirty little secret they too often share only among themselves: The death penalty actually hinders the fight against crime.
The death penalty exacts a terrible price in dollars, lives and human decency. Rather than tamping down the flames of violence, it fuels them while draining millions of dollars from more promising efforts to restore safety to our lives.
That is what capitalism is: a system that brings wealth to the many, not just the few.
I use about 20 different colours to retain the luminance in my work.
I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul. "
I am a strong believer in the tyranny, the dictatorship, the absolute authority of the writer.