The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

Do something you really love in the most adventurous place you can and make sure it helps other people.

I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our ongoing conversation.

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

The Center for Public Integrity is the real thing. A group of dedicated people who remember that great journalism is about grit and guts and stamina and razor-sharp instincts. They are, thank heaven, here to stay.

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it.

I love cabdrivers. I love their unpredictable manners. I love the pictures of their families on the visors. I love the fact that most of them think I'm Martha Stewart.