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You know, the more I appear on newspapers, the more famous I become.

Most people are not shocked that I am occasionally rude to journalists. They are probably amazed I don't punch one in the face.

When you write a high-tech thriller, and then people in the defense establishment start calling you - people I can't name - you feel you've hit a nerve.

I once stood in the middle of New York city watching my name go round the electronic zipper sign in Times Square and I felt pretty thrilled, but not quite as thrilled as I felt when I saw my name in the 'Examiner' for the first time.

I get into all sorts of trouble with my publicists and with newspapers because I won't do photographs.

The judgment means a lot. As a journalist being accused of invading someone's privacy, there is always a risk that it will stick to your name.

My feelings towards the newspapers are very affectionate.

I live in a country where I'd say nine out of ten people know me when I walk through the streets. There's people taking pictures, there's tabloids trying to make up stories. I'm used to that. The same thing when I'm in Australia or the U.K.: I get stopped.

I've been getting pulled from newspapers for my entire career.