Love is so fragile and so often fatal. I am amazed when people are brave enough to risk it.

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.

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

Fear is like water. You need it. And it's good for you, as long as you have the right amount.

Sex gets people killed, put in jail, beaten up, bankrupted, and disgraced, to say nothing of ruined - personally, politically, and professionally. Looking for sex can lead to misfortune, and if you get lucky and find it, it can leave you maimed, infected, or dead. Other than that, it's swell: the great American pastime. ... You probably won't see it on a bumper sticker, but sex kills.

Friends are family you choose.

Life is a death-defying experience.