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To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.

Generally, if I read something that I think is really good and that I feel a connection with and is right for me, I see and hear who the guy is, as manifested by me.

I have expressed my opinion through the written word through my books, that is all.

I know that after my letter there will be undoubtedly an 'opinion' about me, but I am not afraid of it. I openly say what I think. Talent, of which we are proud, must not be submitted to the assaults of the past.

There's one thing I know for sure: When I'm most opinionated, my writing sucks.

People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if you've never met them or spent any time with them? So it's all based upon hearsay or things that they've read.

First and foremost, when I think of him - I'm prejudiced; I worked for the guy for six and a half years - when I think of him, I think of him first and foremost as an idea politician.

To have an opinion about somebody you've never met before is pretty superficial.

In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.

I'm very opinionated, very intelligent and not afraid to show that.