My life has been the polar opposite of safe, but I am proud of it and so is my son, and that is good enough for me. I would do it all over again without changing the beat, although I have never recommended it to others. That would be cruel and irresponsible and wrong, I think, and I am none of those things.

Fiction is a bridge to the truth that journalism can't reach.

I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory... And why not? Victory is good for you, and don't let anybody tell you different.

There is no fool like a careless gambler who starts taking victory for granted.

Stay naked as much as possible, but do not impose your orgiastic will on others. Don't have sex in the lobby - it's usually awkward.

I think you either have to have a very strong decisive person at the top or else a really brilliant staff command.

I guess I'm just courtly until people get in my way. You'll find most Southerners are like that.