I rejected the sensible and sane advice of my parents to become a lawyer or a doctor and ventured out on my own instead. I've heard it said I'm the “world's greatest author living, dead or yet to be born,” by my wife. I've won writing awards and was a journalist for The New York Times and a buncha other newspapers back when there was paper.
I have the best wife ever and two wonderful children who are smarter and better than me in almost every way. Just ask them, they will confirm this.
