Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a hole and disappear forever. That's just not in my nature.

I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.

I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value for society.

I can't say anything other than the fact that I feel a range of emotions including guilt, shame, sadness, betrayal, freedom and appreciation for those who have stood by me, been tough on me, and have taken the time to understand that there is a deeper story and not to believe everything they read in the newspapers.

It's hard to say what role race really played in my case.

Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive.

You know I am done lying. Obscuring the truth is no longer something I have any interest in doing. I want it all to come out. The good, the bad, the ugly.