The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path that was visible when they were on it.

I don't like anything that scares me, and I prefer to face it head on and get over it. Anyone who says they're not scared is a fool, a liar or both. I just don't want that fear in my stomach to be part of my life, so I work to eliminate it.

I hate to ask about the title, because it makes it seem like that is all I've read of the book.

Selling your apartment in New York is like dating a manic-depressive.. you get used to cycles of elation and despondency. Every time someone would come to see the apartment, there was the thrill of the date. You want to be presentable, so you clean the place up, make sure it smells good, put on some mood lighting and mellow music.

The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

The people in Tacloban have great dignity and deserve better than what they have gotten

The thing I love about reporting is being able to blend in with any group, whether that's neo-Nazis or pedophiles.