You ought to try surviving one of my family reunions. It's like having a bowling alley in your brain.

I always warn aspiring reporters to observe three basic rules: 1. Never trust an editor. 2. Never trust an editor. 3. Never trust an editor.

Everybody seems normal, till you get to know them.

Where I come from these days, anybody who isn't seeing a therapist needs to.

Every once in a while, there comes a story. A story that blows your mind. One where you know you've made a difference. That's what makes it all worthwhile. That and the anticipation. It's addictive, because you never know when it will happen, but when it does, nothing in the world is as important.

In the criminal justice system you see the worst people on their best behavior, unlike the civil system, where the best people behave at their worst.

The past is an unsolved mystery and the truth a moving target.