“Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet.” Quote by W. P. Kinsella
“I was lucky to get one good adaptation. Field of Dreams the Musical is lurking in the wings. Hope it will provide my daughters with a ton of money someday.” DreamFieldsLuckyDaughterWingsMusicalSomedayMy DaughterAdaptationLurkingField Of Dreams Author:W. P. Kinsella
“Found a good voice and took advantage of it. Each of my specialties was like a prospector discovering a vein of gold. I worked each until the vein was exhausted.” FoundVoiceAdvantageGoldDiscoveringExhaustedVeinsSpecialty Author:W. P. Kinsella
“I think it is worse [in 2015] for a mid-list author such as myself. You either have to sell like Stephen King or go with the small presses where there is no money. I was lucky to have been in the right place and time for many years.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensKingsLuckySellsPressesListsRight PlaceNo MoneyPlace And Time Author:W. P. Kinsella
“[Mid-list writers are now] less greed on the part of both publishers and chain booksellers. It is easier for them to publish and sell only blockbusters and leave the real work to small presses.” RealEasierSellsPressesGreedListsChainsPublishersPublishReal WorkBlockbusterBooksellers Author:W. P. Kinsella
“In the 70s and 80s, I made a good living. Have managed my funds carefully, will never have to go out and cadge quarters from the tourists.” MadeFundQuarters80sTouristsGood Living Author:W. P. Kinsella
“Discovered W. Somerset Maugham in about 5th grade. Didn't understand the plots, but loved the descriptions.” GradesDescriptionPlot Author:W. P. Kinsella
“[I had ] uneventful, though isolated childhood. Good, kind, stable parents.” KindParentChildhoodIsolatedStable Author:W. P. Kinsella
“I've played [Scrabble] tournaments for about 20 years. My daughter, Erin, who lives with me, also travels to tournaments. While I'm not a top division player, I've won a number of tournaments.” YearsNumbersPlayerDaughterMy DaughterDivisionTournamentsScrabbleErin Author:W. P. Kinsella