Sports is about people who lose and lose and lose. They lose games; then they lose their jobs. It can be very intriguing.

Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in people and places. . . . gloom is their game, the spectacle their passion, normality their nemesis.

Putting on a beautifully designed suit elevates my spirit, extols my sense of self, and helps define me as a man to whom details matter.

Thirteen years I took on this last book.

I write and rewrite and rewrite and write and like to turn in what I think is finished work.

It's true what they say - all the good men are married. But it's marriage that makes them good.

The real problem is what to do with problem solvers after the problem is solved.