I don't mind being interviewed on television or radio.

When you're writing, you are robbed of your delivery.

At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom.

We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page - even funny writers who can't get it down on the page.

Sometimes, if I had until the next day to turn the story in, I'd head home, finding that the knot in the narrative came loose with the rhythmic clacking of the subway train.

I suppose it's possible that the Sundance Kid didn't like to make much of his birthdays — they may have struck him as just another reminder that his draw was getting slower by the year—but what if he truly liked a major celebration? What if he looked forward every year to marking the day of his birth with what they used to call in the West 'a real wingding, with pink balloons and a few survivors'?

Taking pleasure in the dark side may be some sort of occupational hazard for reporters.