I used to think that driving, sleepless, ambitious labor was what you needed to succeed.

It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments. For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself.

I didn't know what narcissism was until I beheld my own naricssus.

I used to think that driving, sleepless, ambitious labor was what you needed to succeed.

I would like to explore some side roads in life while I am still in good health and good spirits.

You can't travel the back roads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or recognition. The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. Some people out there spend their whole lives selflessly.

I don't have any well-developed philosophy about journalism. Ultimately it is important in a society like this, so people can know about everything that goes wrong.