And I always found that the harder I worked, the better my luck was, because I was prepared for that.

I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun.

I always felt more emotionally attached to Cambodia than I did to Vietnam.

Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.

As a child, I loved to read books. The library was a window to the world, a pathway to worlds and people far from my neighborhood in Philadelphia.

I taught sixth grade for three and a half years.

The Paris peace talks kept a roof over my head and food on the table and clothes on my back because if something was said going in or coming out, I had the rent for the month.