I read a lot of conservatives. They are thoughtful and intelligent and annoying, and I always read them because they have viewpoints that challenge my own, even thought they are wrong. But this does me no good because, being intelligent and sophisticated human beings, they are all contemptuous of Trump. They hate him. They find him...vulgar.

I think Hillary Clinton will make a fine president, and (most important) I am comfortable with her making gigantic, momentous decisions.

Hillary Clinton was a cute, smart chick in the 1960s.

I think politics is everything.

I think Trump is simply inept, incapable of rescuing himself.

Mostly, you become a writer not because you want to get rich or famous, but because you have to write; because there is something inside that must come out.

Knowing the identity of the leaker helps you analyze the likelihood that the material is real.