I had started writing the fourth Whit Mosley book, ... I was 40 pages into it, and then Dutton asked read more

I had started writing the fourth Whit Mosley book, ... I was 40 pages into it, and then Dutton asked me if I would consider writing a standalone. The series novel can do a lot to build a loyal readership, but the standalone is sometimes easier for the publisher to market to a broader audience.

Everything was out of balance and part of figuring out where we are now is figuring out where we were read more

Everything was out of balance and part of figuring out where we are now is figuring out where we were and how many imbalances were built into the economy.

If you are exposed to it with TV, music, pop culture, it becomes more acceptable. It's just part of the read more

If you are exposed to it with TV, music, pop culture, it becomes more acceptable. It's just part of the everyday lives. . . . With the older generation it's more foreign to them.

They didn't have a strong inside game, but their outside game was good. They knew how to get open shots.

They didn't have a strong inside game, but their outside game was good. They knew how to get open shots.

I like being infamous. I think it is safe being a cult.

I like being infamous. I think it is safe being a cult.

There's no reason we're out on the street today.

There's no reason we're out on the street today.

In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us read more

In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us step out of a recession; it gave a certain amount of speed to the economy. But that was the first step.

I had no problems with the old rules, but I think taking the red line away will hopefully add to read more

I had no problems with the old rules, but I think taking the red line away will hopefully add to scoring and make the game faster, ... As a defenseman, I look at scoring negatively, but it works both ways. I wonder about the expectations though. I played in Sweden, without a red line, and I don't think the game was faster. On the other hand, I wasn't playing with the best players in the world, as in the NHL. We'll adjust to the new icing rules and in a few years we won't remember what it was like before. There's always calls for new rules, but I just hope the game doesn't change too drastically.

We were expecting the free agency period to come and go. Negotiations were done.

We were expecting the free agency period to come and go. Negotiations were done.