'Random Rules' kicks off 'American Water,' and from its opening line - 'In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection' - you know you're in for something strange and special.

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  I collect and read as many books about music and film as I do fiction.

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  I read 'The Washington Post' every day from a very young age. Reading the newspaper taught me how t

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  If I had my druthers, I wouldn't have anyone's words in my script but my own, but if you want compl

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  I want to be read. When you write a TV show like 'The Wire,' you've got three to four million reade

• George Pelecanos:

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• George Pelecanos:

  My dad used to call me 'the dreamer.' He was right.