"From <i>The Skull and the Arrow</i>: "The man went on until he saw the dark opening of a cave. He turned to it for shelter then, as men have always… - Louis L'Amour

If you write a book set in the past about something that happened east of the Mississippi, it's a 'historical novel.' If you write about something that took place west of the Mississippi, it's a 'Western'- and somehow regarded as a lesser work. I write historical novels about the frontier.

A true gentleman is at a disadvantage in dealing with women. Women are realists, and their tactics are realistic, so no man should be a gentleman where women are concerned unless the women are very, very old or very, very young. Women admire gentlemen, and sleep with cads.

Sometimes it’s better to reserve judgment …